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And you must show them these terms so they

know their rights.
Developers that use the GNU GPL protect

your rights with two steps: (1) assert copyright

on the software, and (2) offer you this License

giving you legal permission to copy, distribute

and/or modify it.
For the developers' and authors' protection,

the GPL clearly explains that there is no

warranty for this free software. For both users'

and authors' sake, the GPL requires that

modified versions be marked as changed,

so that their problems will not be attributed

erroneously to authors of previous versions.
Some devices are designed to deny users

access to install or run modified versions

of the software inside them, although the

manufacturer can do so. This is fundamentally

incompatible with the aim of protecting

users' freedom to change the software. The

systematic pattern of such abuse occurs

in the area of products for individuals to

use, which is precisely where it is most

unacceptable. Therefore, we have designed

this version of the GPL to prohibit the practice

for those products. If such problems arise

substantially in other domains, we stand ready

to extend this provision to those domains

in future versions of the GPL, as needed to

protect the freedom of users.
Finally, every program is threatened constantly

by software patents. States should not allow

patents to restrict development and use of

software on general-purpose computers,

but in those that do, we wish to avoid the

special danger that patents applied to a free

program could make it effectively proprietary.

To prevent this, the GPL assures that patents

cannot be used to render the program non-

free.
The precise terms and conditions for copying,

distribution and modification follow.

TeRmS ANd CoNdITIoNS

0. definitions.
“This License” refers to version 3 of the GNU

General Public License.
“Copyright” also means copyright-like laws

that apply to other kinds of works, such as

semiconductor masks.
“The Program” refers to any copyrightable

work licensed under this License. Each

licensee is addressed as “you”. “Licensees”

and “recipients” may be individuals or

organizations.
To “modify” a work means to copy from

or adapt all or part of the work in a fashion

requiring copyright permission, other than the

making of an exact copy. The resulting work

is called a “modified version” of the earlier

work or a work “based on” the earlier work.
A “covered work” means either the unmodified

Program or a work based on the Program.
To “propagate” a work means to do anything

with it that, without permission, would

make you directly or secondarily liable for

infringement under applicable copyright

law, except executing it on a computer

or modifying a private copy. Propagation

includes copying, distribution (with or without

modification), making available to the public,

and in some countries other activities as well.
To “convey” a work means any kind of

propagation that enables other parties to

make or receive copies. Mere interaction with

a user through a computer network, with no

transfer of a copy, is not conveying.
An interactive user interface displays

“Appropriate Legal Notices” to the extent

that it includes a convenient and prominently

visible feature that (1) displays an appropriate

copyright notice, and (2) tells the user that

there is no warranty for the work (except

to the extent that warranties are provided),

that licensees may convey the work under

this License, and how to view a copy of this

License.

If the interface presents a list of user

commands or options, such as a menu, a

prominent item in the list meets this criterion.