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1 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE | 1 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE |
2 Version 2, June 1991 | 2 Version 2, June 1991 |
3 | 3 |
4 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. | 4 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc., |
5 » 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA | 5 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA |
6 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies | 6 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies |
7 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. | 7 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. |
8 | 8 |
9 Preamble | 9 Preamble |
10 | 10 |
11 The licenses for most software are designed to take away your | 11 The licenses for most software are designed to take away your |
12 freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public | 12 freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public |
13 License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free | 13 License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free |
14 software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. This | 14 software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. This |
15 General Public License applies to most of the Free Software | 15 General Public License applies to most of the Free Software |
16 Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to | 16 Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to |
17 using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by | 17 using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by |
18 the GNU Library General Public License instead.) You can apply it to | 18 the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.) You can apply it to |
19 your programs, too. | 19 your programs, too. |
20 | 20 |
21 When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not | 21 When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not |
22 price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you | 22 price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you |
23 have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for | 23 have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for |
24 this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it | 24 this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it |
25 if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it | 25 if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it |
26 in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things. | 26 in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things. |
27 | 27 |
28 To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid | 28 To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid |
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45 software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we | 45 software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we |
46 want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so | 46 want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so |
47 that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original | 47 that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original |
48 authors' reputations. | 48 authors' reputations. |
49 | 49 |
50 Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software | 50 Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software |
51 patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free | 51 patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free |
52 program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the | 52 program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the |
53 program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any | 53 program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any |
54 patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all. | 54 patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all. |
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