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they.can.relink.them.with.the.library.after.mak-

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free library. Also, if the library is modified

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cipients.should.know.that.what.they.have.is.

not.the.original.version,.so.that.the.original.

author's reputation will not be affected by

problems.that.might.be.introduced.by.oth-

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stant.threat.to.the.existence.of.

any.free.program...We.wish.to.make.sure.

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the.users.of.a.free.program.by.obtaining.

a.restrictive.license.from.a.patent.holder...

Therefore,.we.insist.that.any.patent.license.

obtained.for.a.version.of.the.library.must.be

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..Most.GNU.software,.including.some.li-

braries,.is.covered.by.the.ordinary.GNU.

General.Public.License...This.license,.the.

GNU.Lesser.General.Public.License,.ap-

plies.to.certain.designated.libraries,.and

is.quite.different.from.the.ordinary.General.

Public.License...We.use.this.license.for.certain.

libraries.in.order.to.permit.linking.those.librar-

ies.into.non-free.programs.. .

..When.a.program.is.linked.with.a.library,.

whether.statically.or.using.a.shared.library,.the.

combination.of.the.two.is.legally.speaking.a

combined.work,.a.derivative.of.the.original.li-

brary...The.ordinary.General.Public.License.

therefore.permits.such.linking.only.if.the.

entire combination fits its criteria of freedom.

The.Lesser.General.Public.License.permits.

more.lax.criteria.for.linking.other.code.with

the.library..We.call.this.license.the."Lesser".

General.Public.License.because.it.does.Less.to.

protect the user's freedom than the ordinary

General.Public.License...It.also.provides.other.

free.software.developers.Less.of.an.advan-

tage.over.competing.non-free.programs...

These.disadvantages.are.the.reason.we.use.

the.ordinary.General.Public.License.for.many.

libraries...However,.the.Lesser.license.provides.

advantages.in.certain.special.circumstances...

For.example,.on.rare.occasions,.there.may.be.

a.special.need.to.encourage.the.widest.pos-

sible.use.of.a.certain.library,.so.that.it.becomes.

a.de-facto.standard...To.achieve.this,.non-free.

programs.must.be.allowed.to.use.the.library...

A.more.frequent.case.is.that.a.free.library.does.

the.same.job.as.widely.used.non-free.libraries...

In.this.case,.there.is.little.to.gain.by.limit-

ing.the.free.library.to.free.software.only,.so.

we.use.the.Lesser.General.Public.License..

In.other.cases,.permission.to.use.a.particular.

library.in.non-free.programs.enables.a.greater.

number.of.people.to.use.a.large.body.of.free.

software...For.example,.permission.to.use.the.

GNU.C.Library.in.non-free.programs.enables.

many.more.people.to.use.the.whole.GNU.op-

erating.system,.as.well.as.its.variant,.the.GNU/

Linux.operating.system..Although.the.Lesser.

General.Public.License.is.Less.protective.of.the

users' freedom, it does ensure that the user

of.a.program.that.is.linked.with.the.Library.

has.the.freedom.and.the.wherewithal.to.run.

that program using a modified version of the

Library..The.precise.terms.and.conditions.

for copying, distribution and modification

follow...Pay.close.attention.to.the.difference.

between.a."work.based.on.the.library".and.

a."work.that.uses.the.library"..The.former.

contains.code.derived.from.the.library,.

whereas.the.latter.must.be.combined.with.the.

library.in.order.to.run..

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...TERMS.AND.CONDITIONS.FOR.COPYING,.

DISTRIBUTION.AND.MODIFICATION.

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..0..This.License.Agreement.applies.to.any.

software.library.or.other.program.which.con-

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distributed.under.the.terms.of.this.Lesser.

General.Public.License.(also.called."this.

License").Each.licensee.is.addressed.as."you"...

A."library".means.a.collection.of.software.

functions.and/or.data.prepared.so.as.to.be.

conveniently.linked.with.application.programs.

(which.use.some.of.those.functions.and.data).

to.form.executables..

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..The."Library",.below,.refers.to.any.such.

software.library.or.work.which.has.been.