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freedom to share and change it.  By contrast, the GNU General Public
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free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users.
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can use it too, but we suggest you first think carefully about whether
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strategy to use in any particular case, based on the explanations
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  When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom of use,
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for this service if you wish); that you receive source code or can get
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you.  You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source
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library, and (2) we offer you this license, which gives you legal
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is quite different from the ordinary General Public License.  We use
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libraries into non-free programs.
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combined work, a derivative of the original library.  The ordinary
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General Public License therefore permits such linking only if the
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entire combination fits its criteria of freedom.  The Lesser General
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Public License permits more lax criteria for linking other code with
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the library.
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does Less to protect the user's freedom than the ordinary General
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Public License.  It also provides other free software developers Less
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of an advantage over competing non-free programs.  These disadvantages
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are the reason we use the ordinary General Public License for many
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libraries.  However, the Lesser license provides advantages in certain
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special circumstances.
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  For example, on rare occasions, there may be a special need to
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encourage the widest possible use of a certain library, so that it
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becomes
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a de-facto standard.  To achieve this, non-free programs must be
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allowed to use the library.  A more frequent case is that a free
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library does the same job as widely used non-free libraries.  In this
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case, there is little to gain by limiting the free library to free
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software only, so we use the Lesser General Public License.
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  In other cases, permission to use a particular library in non-free
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programs enables a greater number of people to use a large body of
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free software.  For example, permission to use the GNU C Library in
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non-free programs enables many more people to use the whole GNU
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operating system, as well as its variant, the GNU/Linux operating
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  Although the Lesser General Public License is Less protective of the
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users' freedom, it does ensure that the user of a program that is
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linked with the Library has the freedom and the wherewithal to run
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that program using a modified version of the Library.
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  The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
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modification follow.  Pay close attention to the difference between a
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"work based on the library" and a "work that uses the library".  The
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former contains code derived from the library, whereas the latter must
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  6. As an exception to the Sections above, you may also combine or
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    Sections 1 and 2 above); and, if the work is an executable linked
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    executable containing the modified Library.  (It is understood
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    Library will not necessarily be able to recompile the application
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    Library.  A suitable mechanism is one that (1) uses at run time a
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    rather than copying library functions into the executable, and (2)
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    will operate properly with a modified version of the library, if
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    the user installs one, as long as the modified version is
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    interface-compatible with the version that the work was made with.
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    least three years, to give the same user the materials
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    specified in Subsection 6a, above, for a charge no more
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    than the cost of performing this distribution.
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    from a designated place, offer equivalent access to copy the above
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    specified materials from the same place.
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    e) Verify that the user has already received a copy of these
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    materials or that you have already sent this user a copy.
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Library" must include any data and utility programs needed for
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reproducing the executable from it.  However, as a special exception,
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the materials to be distributed need not include anything that is
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which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies
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  It may happen that this requirement contradicts the license
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restrictions of other proprietary libraries that do not normally
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accompany the operating system.  Such a contradiction means you cannot
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use both them and the Library together in an executable that you
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distribute.
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    a) Accompany the combined library with a copy of the same work
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    based on the Library, uncombined with any other library
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    facilities.  This must be distributed under the terms of the
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    Sections above.
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    where to find the accompanying uncombined form of the same work.
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distribute the Library is void, and will automatically terminate your
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rights under this License.  However, parties who have received copies,
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terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
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prohibited by law if you do not accept this License.  Therefore, by
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restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.
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You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties with
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this License.
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  11. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent
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infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues),
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conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or
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otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not
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excuse you from the conditions of this License.  If you cannot
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distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this
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License and any other pertinent obligations, then as a consequence you
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may not distribute the Library at all.  For example, if a patent
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license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Library by
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all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then
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the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to
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refrain entirely from distribution of the Library.
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If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under
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any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to
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apply, and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other
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circumstances.
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It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any
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patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any
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such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the
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integrity of the free software distribution system which is
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implemented by public license practices.  Many people have made
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generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed
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through that system in reliance on consistent application of that
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system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing
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to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot
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impose that choice.
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This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to
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be a consequence of the rest of this License.
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  12. If the distribution and/or use of the Library is restricted in
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certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
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original copyright holder who places the Library under this License
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may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those
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countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among
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countries not thus excluded.  In such case, this License incorporates
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the limitation as if written in the body of this License.
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  13. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new
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versions of the Lesser General Public License from time to time.
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Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version,
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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 Library
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specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and
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"any later version", you have the option of following the terms and
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conditions either of that version or of any later version published by
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the Free Software Foundation.  If the Library does not specify a
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license version number, you may choose any version ever published by
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the Free Software Foundation.
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  14. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Library into other free
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programs whose distribution conditions are incompatible with these,
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write to the author to ask for permission.  For software which is
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copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation, write to the Free
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Software Foundation; we sometimes make exceptions for this.  Our
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decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status
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of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing
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and reuse of software generally.
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                            NO WARRANTY
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  15. BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO
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WARRANTY FOR THE LIBRARY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
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EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR
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OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE LIBRARY "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
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KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
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IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE
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LIBRARY IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE LIBRARY PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME
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THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
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  16. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN
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WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY
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AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE LIBRARY AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU
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FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
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CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE
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LIBRARY (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING
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RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A
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FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF
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SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
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DAMAGES.
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                     END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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^L
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           How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries
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  If you develop a new library, and you want it to be of the greatest
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possible use to the public, we recommend making it free software that
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everyone can redistribute and change.  You can do so by permitting
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redistribution under these terms (or, alternatively, under the terms
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of the ordinary General Public License).
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  To apply these terms, attach the following notices to the library.
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It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most
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effectively convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should
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have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full
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notice is found.
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    <one line to give the library's name and a brief idea of what it
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does.>
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    Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
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    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
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    Lesser General Public License for more details.
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    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
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    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
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    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA
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Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper
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mail.
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You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or
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your
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school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library, if
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necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
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  Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the
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  library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James
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Random Hacker.
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  <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990
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  Ty Coon, President of Vice
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That's all there is to it!