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Import software license texts for use in new software projects.
1 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE VERSION 2
3 TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
5 0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains
6 a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed
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8 refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program"
9 means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law:
10 that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it,
11 either verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another
12 language. (Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in
13 the term "modification".) Each licensee is addressed as "you".
15 Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
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20 Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.
22 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's
23 source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you
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30 You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and
31 you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee.
33 2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion
34 of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and
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38 a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices
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42 whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any
43 part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third
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46 c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively
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50 notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide
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57 These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If
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59 and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in
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67 Thus, it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest
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72 In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program
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77 3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it,
78 under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of
79 Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
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82 source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections
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98 The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for
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105 form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the
106 operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component
107 itself accompanies the executable.
109 If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering
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112 distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not
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115 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program
116 except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt
117 otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is
118 void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License.
119 However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under
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141 infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues),
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148 license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by
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151 refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.
153 If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under
154 any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to
155 apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other
156 circumstances.
158 It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any
159 patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any
160 such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the
161 integrity of the free software distribution system, which is
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164 through that system in reliance on consistent application of that
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166 to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot
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169 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to
170 be a consequence of the rest of this License.
172 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
173 certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
174 original copyright holder who places the Program under this License
175 may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding
176 those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among
177 countries not thus excluded. In such case, this License incorporates
178 the limitation as if written in the body of this License.
180 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions
181 of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will
182 be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
183 address new problems or concerns.
185 Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program
186 specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any
187 later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions
188 either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
189 Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of
190 this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
191 Foundation.
193 10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
194 programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author
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197 make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided by the two goals
198 of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
199 of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
201 NO WARRANTY
203 11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
204 FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN
205 OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
206 PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED
207 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
208 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS
209 TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE
210 PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
211 REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
213 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
214 WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
215 REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
216 INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
217 OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
218 TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY
219 YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
220 PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
221 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
223 END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS