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1.1     ! root        1: 
        !             2:                    GNU CC GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
        !             3: 
        !             4:  Copyright (C) 1987 Richard M. Stallman
        !             5:  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
        !             6:  of this license, but changing it is not allowed.
        !             7: 
        !             8:   The license agreements of most software companies keep you at the
        !             9: mercy of those companies.  By contrast, our general public license is
        !            10: intended to give everyone the right to share GNU CC.  To make sure that
        !            11: you get the rights we want you to have, we need to make restrictions
        !            12: that forbid anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender
        !            13: the rights.  Hence this license agreement.
        !            14: 
        !            15:   Specifically, we want to make sure that you have the right to give
        !            16: away copies of GNU CC, that you receive source code or else can get it
        !            17: if you want it, that you can change GNU CC or use pieces of it in new
        !            18: free programs, and that you know you can do these things.
        !            19: 
        !            20:   To make sure that everyone has such rights, we have to forbid you to
        !            21: deprive anyone else of these rights.  For example, if you distribute
        !            22: copies of GNU CC, you must give the recipients all the rights that you
        !            23: have.  You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the
        !            24: source code.  And you must tell them their rights.
        !            25: 
        !            26:   Also, for our own protection, we must make certain that everyone
        !            27: finds out that there is no warranty for GNU CC.  If GNU CC is modified by
        !            28: someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what
        !            29: they have is not what we distributed, so that any problems introduced
        !            30: by others will not reflect on our reputation.
        !            31: 
        !            32:   Therefore we (Richard Stallman and the Free Software Fundation,
        !            33: Inc.) make the following terms which say what you must do to be
        !            34: allowed to distribute or change GNU CC.
        !            35: 
        !            36: 
        !            37:                        COPYING POLICIES
        !            38: 
        !            39:   1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of GNU CC source code as
        !            40: you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
        !            41: appropriately publish on each copy a valid copyright notice "Copyright
        !            42: (C) 1987 Free Software Foundation, Inc." (or with the year updated if
        !            43: that is appropriate); keep intact the notices on all files that refer
        !            44: to this License Agreement and to the absence of any warranty; and give
        !            45: any other recipients of the GNU CC program a copy of this License
        !            46: Agreement along with the program.  You may charge a distribution fee
        !            47: for the physical act of transferring a copy.
        !            48: 
        !            49:   2. You may modify your copy or copies of GNU CC or any portion of it,
        !            50: and copy and distribute such modifications under the terms of
        !            51: Paragraph 1 above, provided that you also do the following:
        !            52: 
        !            53:     a) cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating
        !            54:     that you changed the files and the date of any change; and
        !            55: 
        !            56:     b) cause the whole of any work that you distribute or publish,
        !            57:     that in whole or in part contains or is a derivative of GNU CC or
        !            58:     any part thereof, to be licensed at no charge to all third
        !            59:     parties on terms identical to those contained in this License
        !            60:     Agreement (except that you may choose to grant more extensive
        !            61:     warranty protection to some or all third parties, at your
        !            62:     option).
        !            63: 
        !            64:     c) You may charge a distribution fee for the physical act of
        !            65:     transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty
        !            66:     protection in exchange for a fee.
        !            67: 
        !            68:   3. You may copy and distribute GNU CC or any portion of it in
        !            69: compiled, executable or object code form under the terms of Paragraphs
        !            70: 1 and 2 above provided that you do the following:
        !            71: 
        !            72:     a) cause each such copy to be accompanied by the
        !            73:     corresponding machine-readable source code, which must
        !            74:     be distributed under the terms of Paragraphs 1 and 2 above; or,
        !            75: 
        !            76:     b) cause each such copy to be accompanied by a
        !            77:     written offer, with no time limit, to give any third party
        !            78:     free (except for a nominal shipping charge) a machine readable
        !            79:     copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed
        !            80:     under the terms of Paragraphs 1 and 2 above; or,
        !            81: 
        !            82:     c) in the case of a recipient of GNU CC in compiled, executable
        !            83:     or object code form (without the corresponding source code) you
        !            84:     shall cause copies you distribute to be accompanied by a copy
        !            85:     of the written offer of source code which you received along
        !            86:     with the copy you received.
        !            87: 
        !            88:   4. You may not copy, sublicense, distribute or transfer GNU CC
        !            89: except as expressly provided under this License Agreement.  Any attempt
        !            90: otherwise to copy, sublicense, distribute or transfer GNU CC is void and
        !            91: your rights to use the program under this License agreement shall be
        !            92: automatically terminated.  However, parties who have received computer
        !            93: software programs from you with this License Agreement will not have
        !            94: their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
        !            95: 
        !            96:   5. If you wish to incorporate parts of GNU CC into other free programs
        !            97: whose distribution conditions are different, write to the Free Software
        !            98: Foundation at 1000 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138.  We have not yet worked
        !            99: out a simple rule that can be stated here, but we will often permit this.
        !           100: We will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all
        !           101: derivatives our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of
        !           102: software.
        !           103: 
        !           104: Your comments and suggestions about our licensing policies and our
        !           105: software are welcome!  Please contact the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
        !           106: 1000 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, or call (617) 876-3296.
        !           107: 
        !           108:                       NO WARRANTY
        !           109: 
        !           110:   BECAUSE GNU CC IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, WE PROVIDE ABSOLUTELY NO
        !           111: WARRANTY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW.  EXCEPT
        !           112: WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING, FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC,
        !           113: RICHARD M. STALLMAN AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE GNU CC "AS IS" WITHOUT
        !           114: WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
        !           115: LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
        !           116: A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
        !           117: PERFORMANCE OF GNU CC IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD GNU CC PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU
        !           118: ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
        !           119: 
        !           120:  IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW WILL RICHARD M.
        !           121: STALLMAN, THE FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC., AND/OR ANY OTHER PARTY
        !           122: WHO MAY MODIFY AND REDISTRIBUTE GNU CC AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO
        !           123: YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST MONIES, OR OTHER
        !           124: SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
        !           125: INABILITY TO USE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA
        !           126: BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES OR A
        !           127: FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS) GNU CC, EVEN
        !           128: IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR
        !           129: ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.

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