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numberoftheGNUGeneralPublicLicense,youmaychooseanyversioneverpublishedbytheFree
SoftwareFoundation.
IftheProgramspecifiesthataproxycandecidewhichfuture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N ECESSARYSERVIC ING,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INACCURA TE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.
17. Interpretation of Sections 15 and 16.
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.
ENDOFTERMSANDCONDITIONS
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.