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| 1 | +The GNU General Public License, Version 2, June 1991 (GPLv2) |
| 2 | +============================================================ |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +> Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
| 5 | +> 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA |
| 6 | +
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| 9 | + |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Preamble |
| 12 | +-------- |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share |
| 15 | +and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to |
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| 17 | +software is free for all its users. This General Public License applies to most |
| 18 | +of the Free Software Foundation's software and to any other program whose |
| 19 | +authors commit to using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is |
| 20 | +covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.) You can apply it to |
| 21 | +your programs, too. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our |
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| 25 | +distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), |
| 26 | +that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change |
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| 35 | +For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a |
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| 59 | + |
| 60 | +Terms And Conditions For Copying, Distribution And Modification |
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| 62 | + |
| 63 | +**0.** This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice |
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| 78 | +**1.** You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code |
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| 248 | +**11.** BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR |
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