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 validityofanysuchclaims;thissectionhasthesolepurpose
ofprotectingtheintegrityofthefreesoftwaredistribution
system, which is implemented by public license practices.
Manypeoplehavemadegenerouscontributionstothewide
rangeofsoftwaredistributedthroughthatsysteminreliance
onconsistentapplicationofthatsystem;itisuptotheauthor/
donortodecideifheorsheiswillingtodistributesoftware
throughanyothersystemandalicenseecannotimposethat
choice.
 Thissectionisintendedtomakethoroughlyclearwhatis
believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License.
8. Ifthedistributionand/oruseoftheProgramisrestrictedin
certaincountrieseitherbypatentsorbycopyrightedinterfaces,
theoriginalcopyrightholderwhoplacestheProgramunder
thisLicensemayaddanexplicitgeographicaldistribution
limitationexcludingthosecountries,sothatdistributionis
permittedonlyinoramongcountriesnotthusexcluded.In
such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if written
in the body of this License.
9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new
versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such
new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but
may dier in detail to address new problems or concerns.
 Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.Ifthe
ProgramspeciesaversionnumberofthisLicensewhich
applies to it and “any later version”, you have the option of
followingthetermsandconditionseitherofthatversionorof
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. If
theProgramdoesnotspecifyaversionnumberofthisLicense,
you may choose any version ever published by the Free
Software Foundation.
10.IfyouwishtoincorporatepartsoftheProgramintoother