User's Manual

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thissectionisintendedtomakethoroughlyclearwhatisbelieved
tobeaconsequenceoftherestofthisLicense.
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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.
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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differindetailtoaddressnewproblemsor
concerns.
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Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.IftheProgramspecifies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.
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10.
IfyouwishtoincorporatepartsoftheProgramintootherfreeprogramswhosedistributionconditionsaredifferent,
writetotheauthortoaskforpermission.ForsoftwarewhichiscopyrightedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation,writetothe
FreeSoftwareFoundation;wesometimesmakeexceptionsforthis.Ourdecisionwill
beguidedbythetwogoalsof
preservingthefreestatusofallderivativesofourfreesoftwareandofpromotingthesharingandreuseofsoftware
generally.
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NOWARRANTY
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11.BECAUSETHEPROGRAMISLICENSEDFREEOFCHARGE,THEREISNOWARRANTYFORTHEPROGRAM,TOTHEEXTENT
PERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLELAW.EXCEPTWHENOTHERWISESTATEDINWRITINGTHECOPYRIGHTHOLDERSAND/OROTHER
PARTIESPROVIDETHEPROGRAM‘“ASIS’“WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,
BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.THE
ENTIRERISKASTO
THEQUALITYANDPERFORMANCEOFTHEPROGRAMISWITHYOU.SHOULDTHEPROGRAMPROVE
DEFECTIVE,YOUASSUMETHECOSTOFALLNECESSARYSERVICING,REPAIRORCORRECTION.
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12.INNOEVENTUNLESSREQUIREDBYAPPLICABLELAWORAGREEDTOINWRITINGWILLANYCOPYRIGHTHOLDER,ORANY
OTHERPARTYWHOMAY
MODIFYAND/ORREDISTRIBUTETHEPROGRAMASPERMITTEDABOVE,BELIABLETOYOUFOR
DAMAGES,INCLUDINGANYGENERAL,SPECIAL,INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESARISINGOUTOFTHEUSEOR
INABILITYTOUSETHEPROGRAM(INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOSSOFDATAORDATABEINGRENDEREDINACCURATE
ORLOSSESSUSTAINEDBYYOU
ORTHIRDPARTIESORAFAILUREOFTHEPROGRAMTOOPERATEWITHANYOTHER
PROGRAMS),EVENIFSUCHHOLDEROROTHERPARTYHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.
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