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under version 3 of the GNU Affero General Public License into a single
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combined work, and to convey the resulting work. The terms of this
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License will continue to apply to the part which is the covered work,
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but the special requirements of the GNU Affero General Public License,
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section 13, concerning interaction through a network will apply to the
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combination as such.
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14. Revised Versions of this License.
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The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of
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the GNU General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will
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be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
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address new problems or concerns.
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Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the
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Program specifies that a certain numbered version of the GNU General
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Public License "or any later version" applies to it, you have the
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option of following the terms and conditions either of that numbered
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version or of any later version published by the Free Software
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Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of the
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GNU General Public License, you may choose any version ever published
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by the Free Software Foundation.
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If the Program specifies that a proxy can decide which future
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versions of the GNU General Public License can be used, that proxy's
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public statement of acceptance of a version permanently authorizes you
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to choose that version for the Program.
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Later license versions may give you additional or different
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permissions. However, no additional obligations are imposed on any
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author or copyright holder as a result of your choosing to follow a
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later version.
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15. Disclaimer of Warranty.
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THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
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APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT
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HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
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OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
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THE 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 PROGRAM
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IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF
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ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
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16. Limitation of Liability.
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IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
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WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS
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THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
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GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
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USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF
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DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD
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PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS),
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EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
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SUCH DAMAGES.
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17. Interpretation of Sections 15 and 16.
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If the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability provided
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above cannot be given local legal effect according to their terms,
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reviewing courts shall apply local law that most closely approximates
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an absolute waiver of all civil liability in connection with the
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Program, unless a warranty or assumption of liability accompanies a
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copy of the Program in return for a fee.
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END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
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If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
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possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
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free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
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To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest
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to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
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state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
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the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
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<one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
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Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This program 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
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
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If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short
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notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
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<program> Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
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This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
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This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
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under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
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The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
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parts of the General Public License. Of course, your program's commands
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might be different; for a GUI interface, you would use an "about box".
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You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school,
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if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary.
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For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see
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<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your program
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into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you
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may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with
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the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
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Public License instead of this License. But first, please read
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<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html>.
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