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<h1>GNU Lesser General Public License</h1>
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<p>Version 2.1, February 1999</p>
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Copyright (C) 1991, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
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Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
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of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
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[This is the first released version of the Lesser GPL.  It also counts
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 as the successor of the GNU Library Public License, version 2, hence
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 the version number 2.1.]
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<h2>Preamble</h2>
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<p>The licenses for most software are designed to take away your
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freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General
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Public Licenses are intended to guarantee your freedom to share
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and change free software--to make sure the software is free for
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all its users.</p>
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<p>This license, the Lesser General Public License, applies to
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some specially designated software packages--typically
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libraries--of the Free Software Foundation and other authors who
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decide to use it. You can use it too, but we suggest you first
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think carefully about whether this license or the ordinary
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General Public License is the better strategy to use in any
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particular case, based on the explanations below.</p>
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<p>When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom of
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use, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make
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sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free
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software (and charge for this service if you wish); that you
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receive source code or can get it if you want it; that you can
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change the software and use pieces of it in new free programs;
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and that you are informed that you can do these things.</p>
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<p>To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that
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forbid distributors to deny you these rights or to ask you to
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surrender these rights. These restrictions translate to certain
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responsibilities for you if you distribute copies of the library
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or if you modify it.</p>
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<p>For example, if you distribute copies of the library, whether
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gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights
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that we gave you. You must make sure that they, too, receive or
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can get the source code. If you link other code with the library,
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they can relink them with the library after making changes to the
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library and recompiling it. And you must show them these terms so
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they know their rights.</p>
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<p>We protect your rights with a two-step method: (1) we
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copyright the library, and (2) we offer you this license, which
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gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify the
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library.</p>
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<p>To protect each distributor, we want to make it very clear
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that there is no warranty for the free library. Also, if the
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library is modified by someone else and passed on, the recipients
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should know that what they have is not the original version, so
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that the original author's reputation will not be affected by
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problems that might be introduced by others.</p>
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<p>Finally, software patents pose a constant threat to the
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existence of any free program. We wish to make sure that a
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company cannot effectively restrict the users of a free program
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by obtaining a restrictive license from a patent holder.
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Therefore, we insist that any patent license obtained for a
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version of the library must be consistent with the full freedom
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of use specified in this license.</p>
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<p>Most GNU software, including some libraries, is covered by the
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ordinary GNU General Public License. This license, the GNU Lesser
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General Public License, applies to certain designated libraries,
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and is quite different from the ordinary General Public License.
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to copy the above specified materials from the same place.</li>
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cannot use both them and the Library together in an executable
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same work.</li>
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excluded. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation
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<p><b>13.</b> The Free Software Foundation may publish revised
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time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the
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the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later
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version published by the Free Software Foundation. If the Library
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does not specify a license version number, you may choose any
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version ever published by the Free Software Foundation.</p>
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<p><b>14.</b> If you wish to incorporate parts of the Library
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incompatible with these, write to the author to ask for
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permission. For software which is copyrighted by the Free
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sometimes make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided
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by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives
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of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of
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software generally.</p>
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<p><b>15.</b> BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE,
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THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE LIBRARY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
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COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE LIBRARY "AS
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IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
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RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LIBRARY IS WITH
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YOU. SHOULD THE LIBRARY PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF
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<p><b>16.</b> IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR
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AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER
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PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE LIBRARY AS PERMITTED
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ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL,
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SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
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USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE LIBRARY (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
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LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES
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OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER
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PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.</p>
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<h2>How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries</h2>
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<p>If you develop a new library, and you want it to be of the
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greatest possible use to the public, we recommend making it free
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software that everyone can redistribute and change. You can do so
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by permitting redistribution under these terms (or,
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alternatively, under the terms of the ordinary General Public
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License).</p>
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library. It is safest to attach them to the start of each source
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file to most effectively convey the exclusion of warranty; and
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each file should have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer
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to where the full notice is found.</p>
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&lt;one line to give the library's name and an idea of what it does.&gt;
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Copyright (C) &lt;year&gt; &lt;name of author&gt;
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This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
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Lesser General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
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License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
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Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
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<p>Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and
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paper mail.</p>
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<p>You should also get your employer (if you work as a
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programmer) or your school, if any, to sign a "copyright
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disclaimer" for the library, if necessary. Here is a sample;
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alter the names:</p>
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<pre>
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Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in
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the library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written
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by James Random Hacker.
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&lt;signature of Ty Coon&gt;, 1 April 1990
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Ty Coon, President of Vice
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<p>That's all there is to it!</p>
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