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   NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel
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 of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work".
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 Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software
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			Linus Torvalds
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		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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		       Version 2, June 1991
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 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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   TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
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	    How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
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  If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
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possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
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free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
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  To do so, attach the following notices to the program.  It is safest
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the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
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    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
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If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
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The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
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mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program.
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You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
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necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
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  Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
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  `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
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  <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
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  Ty Coon, President of Vice
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