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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convey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2ofthe
License,or(atyouroption)anylaterversion.
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,
writetotheFreeSoftwareFoundation,Inc.,51FranklinSt,FifthFloor,Boston,MA02110-1301
USA
Alsoaddinformationonhowtocontactyoubyelectronicandpapermail.
Iftheprogramisinteractive,makeitoutputashortnoticelikethiswhenitstartsinaninteractive
mode:
Gnomovisionversion69,Copyright(C)yearnameofauthor
Gnomovision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,thecommandsyouusemaybecalledsomethingotherthan‘showw’and
‘showc’;theycouldevenbemouse-clicksormenuitems--whateversuitsyourprogram.
Youshouldalsogetyouremployer(ifyouworkasaprogrammer)oryourschool,ifany,tosigna
"copyrightdisclaimer"fortheprogram,ifnecessary.H ereisasample;alterthenames:
Yoyodyne,Inc.,herebydisclaimsallcopyrightinterestintheprogram‘Gnomovision’(whichmakes
passesatcompilers)writtenbyJamesHacker.
<signatureofTyCoon>,1April1989
TyCoon,PresidentofVice