User's Manual

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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.
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