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Finally,anyfreeprogramisthreatenedconstantlybysoftwarepatents.We
wishtoavoidthedangerthatredistributorsofafreeprogramwillindividually
obtainpatentlicenses,ineffectmakingtheprogramproprietary.Toprevent
this,wehavemadeitclearthatanypatentmustbelicensedforeveryone'sfree
useornotlicensedatall.
The
precisetermsandconditionsforcopying,distributionandmodification
follow.
GNUGENERALPUBLICLICENSE
TERMSANDCONDITIONSFORCOPYING,DISTRIBUTIONANDMODIFICATION
0.ThisLicenseappliestoanyprogramorotherworkwhichcontainsa notice
placedbythecopyrightholdersayingitmaybedistributedunde
rthetermsof
thisGeneralPublicLicense.The"Program",below,referstoanysuchprogram
orwork,anda"workbasedontheProgram"meanseithertheProgramorany
derivativeworkundercopyrightlaw:thatistosay,aworkcontainingthe
Programoraportionofit,eitherverbatimorwithmodificationsand/or
translatedintoanotherlanguage.
(Hereinafter,translationisincludedwithout
limitationintheterm"modification".)Eachlicenseeisaddressedas"you".
Activitiesotherthancopying,distributionandmodificationarenotcoveredby
thisLicense;theyareoutsideitsscope.TheactofrunningtheProgramisnot
restricted,andtheoutpu
tfromtheProgramiscoveredonlyifitscontents
constituteaworkbasedontheProgram(independentofhavingbeenmadeby
runningtheProgram).WhetherthatistruedependsonwhattheProgram
does.
1.Youmaycopyanddistributeverbatimcopiesofth
eProg
ram'ssourcecode
asyoureceiveit,inanymedium,providedthatyouconspicuouslyand
appropriatelypublishoneachcopyanappropriatecopyrightnoticeand
disclaimerofwarranty;keepintactallthenoticesthatrefertothisLicenseand
totheabsenceofanywarranty;andgiveanyotherrecipientsofthePro
g
rama
copyofthisLicensealongwiththeProgram.Youmaychargeafeeforthe
physicalactoftransferringacopy,andyoumayatyouroptionofferwarranty
protectioninexchangeforafee.
2.YoumaymodifyyourcopyorcopiesoftheProgramoranyportionofit,
thus
formingaworkbasedontheProgram,andcopyanddistributesuch