User's Manual

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 Therefore,bymodifyingordistributingtheProgram(oranywork
basedontheProgram),youindicateyouracceptanceofthis
Licensetodoso,andallitstermsandconditionsforcopying,
distributingormodifyingtheProgramorworksbasedonit.
6. EachtimeyouredistributetheProgram(oranyworkbased
on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license
fromtheoriginallicensortocopy,distributeormodifythe
Programsubjecttothesetermsandconditions.Youmaynot
imposeanyfurtherrestrictionsontherecipients’exerciseof
therightsgrantedherein.Youarenotresponsibleforenforcing
compliancebythirdpartiestothisLicense.
7. If,asaconsequenceofacourtjudgmentorallegationofpatent
infringementorforanyotherreason(notlimitedtopatent
issues),conditionsareimposedonyou(whetherbycourtorder,
agreementorotherwise)thatcontradicttheconditionsofthis
License,theydonotexcuseyoufromtheconditionsofthis
License.Ifyoucannotdistributesoastosatisfysimultaneously
yourobligationsunderthisLicenseandanyotherpertinent
obligations,thenasaconsequenceyoumaynotdistributethe
Programatall.Forexample,ifapatentlicensewouldnotpermit
royalty-freeredistributionoftheProgrambyallthosewho
receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only
wayyoucouldsatisfybothitandthisLicensewouldbetorefrain
entirelyfromdistributionoftheProgram.
 Ifanyportionofthissectionisheldinvalidorunenforceable
underanyparticularcircumstance,thebalanceofthesection
is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to
apply in other circumstances.
 Itisnotthepurposeofthissectiontoinduceyoutoinfringeany
patentsorotherpropertyrightclaimsortocontest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.