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` `versions of the GNU General Public License can be used, that proxy's
` `public statement of acceptance of a version permanently authorizes you
` `to choose that version for the Program.
` `
` `Later license versions may give you additional or different
` `permissions. However, no additional obligations are imposed on any
` `author or copyright holder as a result of your choosing to follow a
` `later version.
` `
` `15. Disclaimer of Warranty.
` `
` `THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
` `APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT
` `HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
` `OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
` `THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
` `PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM
` `IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF
` `ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
` `
` `16. Limitation of Liability.
` `
` `IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
` `WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS
` `THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
` `GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
` `USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF
` `DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD
` `PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS),
` `EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
` `SUCH DAMAGES.
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` `17. Interpretation of Sections 15 and 16.
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` `If the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability provided
` `above cannot be given local legal effect according to their terms,
` `reviewing courts shall apply local law that most closely approximates
` `an absolute waiver of all civil liability in connection with the
` `Program, unless a warranty or assumption of liability accompanies a
` `copy of the Program in return for a fee.
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` `END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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` `How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
` `
` `If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
` `possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
` `free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
` `
` `To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest
` `to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
` `state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
` `the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
` `
` `<one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
` `Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
` `
` `This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
` `it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
` `the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
` `(at your option) any later version.
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` `This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
` `but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
` `MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
` `GNU General Public License for more details.
` `
` `You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
` `along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
` `
` `Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
` `
` `If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short
` `notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
` `
` `<program> Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
` `This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
` `This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
` `under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
` `
` `The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
` `parts of the General Public License. Of course, your program's commands
` `might be different; for a GUI interface, you would use an "about box".
` `
` `You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school,
` `if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary.
` `For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see
` `<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
` `
` `The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your program
` `into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you
` `may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with
` `the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
` `Public License instead of this License. But first, please read
` `<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html>.
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