User 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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