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  1. @ignore
  2. @c Set file name and title for man page.
  3. @setfilename gpl
  4. @settitle GNU General Public License
  5. @c man begin SEEALSO
  6. gfdl(7), fsf-funding(7).
  7. @c man end
  8. @c man begin COPYRIGHT
  9. Copyright @copyright{} 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @url{http://fsf.org/}
  10. Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
  11. license document, but changing it is not allowed.
  12. @c man end
  13. @end ignore
  14. @node Copying
  15. @c man begin DESCRIPTION
  16. @appendix GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
  17. @c The GNU General Public License.
  18. @center Version 3, 29 June 2007
  19. @c This file is intended to be included within another document,
  20. @c hence no sectioning command or @node.
  21. @display
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  23. Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
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  25. @end display
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  561. @end enumerate
  562. @heading END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
  563. @heading How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
  564. If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
  565. possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
  566. free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these
  567. terms.
  568. To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest
  569. to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
  570. state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
  571. the ``copyright'' line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
  572. @smallexample
  573. @var{one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.}
  574. Copyright (C) @var{year} @var{name of author}
  575. This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  576. it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  577. the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
  578. your option) any later version.
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  580. WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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  583. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  584. along with this program. If not, see @url{http://www.gnu.org/licenses/}.
  585. @end smallexample
  586. Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
  587. If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short
  588. notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
  589. @smallexample
  590. @var{program} Copyright (C) @var{year} @var{name of author}
  591. This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type @samp{show w}.
  592. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
  593. under certain conditions; type @samp{show c} for details.
  594. @end smallexample
  595. The hypothetical commands @samp{show w} and @samp{show c} should show
  596. the appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, your
  597. program's commands might be different; for a GUI interface, you would
  598. use an ``about box''.
  599. You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school,
  600. if any, to sign a ``copyright disclaimer'' for the program, if necessary.
  601. For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see
  602. @url{http://www.gnu.org/licenses/}.
  603. The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your
  604. program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine
  605. library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary
  606. applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use
  607. the GNU Lesser General Public License instead of this License. But
  608. first, please read @url{http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html}.
  609. @c man end