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   565   The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of
   566 the GNU General Public License from time to time.  Such new versions will
   567 be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
   568 address new problems or concerns.
   569 
   570   Each version is given a distinguishing version number.  If the
   571 Program specifies that a certain numbered version of the GNU General
   572 Public License "or any later version" applies to it, you have the
   573 option of following the terms and conditions either of that numbered
   574 version or of any later version published by the Free Software
   575 Foundation.  If the Program does not specify a version number of the
   576 GNU General Public License, you may choose any version ever published
   577 by the Free Software Foundation.
   578 
   579   If the Program specifies that a proxy can decide which future
   580 versions of the GNU General Public License can be used, that proxy's
   581 public statement of acceptance of a version permanently authorizes you
   582 to choose that version for the Program.
   583 
   584   Later license versions may give you additional or different
   585 permissions.  However, no additional obligations are imposed on any
   586 author or copyright holder as a result of your choosing to follow a
   587 later version.
   588 
   589   15. Disclaimer of Warranty.
   590 
   591   THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
   592 APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT
   593 HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
   594 OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
   595 THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
   596 PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM
   597 IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF
   598 ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
   599 
   600   16. Limitation of Liability.
   601 
   602   IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
   603 WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS
   604 THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
   605 GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
   606 USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF
   607 DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD
   608 PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS),
   609 EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
   610 SUCH DAMAGES.
   611 
   612   17. Interpretation of Sections 15 and 16.
   613 
   614   If the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability provided
   615 above cannot be given local legal effect according to their terms,
   616 reviewing courts shall apply local law that most closely approximates
   617 an absolute waiver of all civil liability in connection with the
   618 Program, unless a warranty or assumption of liability accompanies a
   619 copy of the Program in return for a fee.
   620 
   621                      END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
   622 
   623             How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
   624 
   625   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
   626 possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
   627 free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
   628 
   629   To do so, attach the following notices to the program.  It is safest
   630 to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
   631 state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
   632 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
   633 
   634     <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
   635     Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
   636 
   637     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   638     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   639     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
   640     (at your option) any later version.
   641 
   642     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   643     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   644     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   645     GNU General Public License for more details.
   646 
   647     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   648     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
   649 
   650 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
   651 
   652   If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short
   653 notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
   654 
   655     <program>  Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
   656     This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
   657     This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
   658     under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
   659 
   660 The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
   661 parts of the General Public License.  Of course, your program's commands
   662 might be different; for a GUI interface, you would use an "about box".
   663 
   664   You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school,
   665 if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary.
   666 For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see
   667 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
   668 
   669   The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your program
   670 into proprietary programs.  If your program is a subroutine library, you
   671 may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with
   672 the library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
   673 Public License instead of this License.  But first, please read
   674 <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html>.