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GNU
GENERAL
PUBLIC
LICENSE
Discussion
Draft
of
Version
3,
27
July
2006
THIS IS A DRAFT, NOT A PUBLISHED VERSION OF THE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.
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2006
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software
patents.
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patents
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and
use
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where
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CONDITIONS
0.
Definitions.
In this License,
each
licensee
is addressed as
"you,"
while
"the
Program"
refers to
any
work of authorship licensed under this License.
"modified"
work
includes,
without
limitation,
versions
in
which
material
has
been
translated
or
added.
work
"based
on"
another
work
means
any
modified
version,
formation
of
which
requires
permission
under
applicable
law.
"covered
work"
means
either
the
unmodified
Program
or
work
based
on
the
Program.
To
"propagate"
a work means
doing
anything
with
it
that
requires
permission
under
applicable
law,
except
executing
it
on
computer,
or
making
modifications
that
you
do
not
share.
Propagation includes copying, distribution (with or without modification),
making
available
to
the
public,
and in some
countries
other activities as well.
To
"convey"
work
means
any
kind
of
propagation
that
enables
other
parties
to
make
or
receive
copies,
excluding
sublicensing.
party's
"essential
patent
claims"
in
work
are
all
patent
claims
that
the
party
can
give
permission
to
practice,
whether
already
acquired
or
to
be
acquired,
that
would
be
infringed
by
making,
using,
or
selling
the
work.
1.
Source
Code.
The
"source
code"
for
work
means
the
preferred
form
of
the
work
for
making
modifications
to
it.
"Object
code"
means
any
non-source
version
of
work.
The
"System
Libraries"
of
an
executable
work
include
every
subunit
such
that
(a)
the
identical
subunit
is
normally
included
as
an
adjunct
in
the
distribution
of
either
major
essential
component
(kernel,
window
system,
and
so
on)
of
the
specific
operating
system
(if
any)
on
which
the
object
code
runs,
or
compiler
used
to
produce
the object code, or an object code interpreter used to run it, and
(b)
the
subunit
(aside
from
possible
incidental
extensions)
serves
only
to
enable
use
of
the
work
with
that
system
component
or
compiler
or
interpreter,
or
to
implement
widely
used
or
standard
interface
for
which
an
implementation
is
available
to
the
public
in
source
code
form.
The
"Corresponding
Source"
for
work
in
object
code
form
means
all
the
source
code
needed
to
generate,
install,
and
(for
an
executable
work)
run
the
object
code
and
to
modify
the
work,
except
its
System
Libraries,
and
except
general-purpose
tools
or
generally
available
free
programs
which
are
used
unmodified
in
performing
those
activities
but
which
are
not
part
of
the
work.
For example,
Corresponding
Source
includes
scripts
used to control those activities, interface definition files associated with the program source files, and the source code for
shared
libraries
and
dynamically
linked
subprograms
that
the
work
is
specifically
designed
to
require,
such
as
by
complex
data
communication
or
control
flow
between
those
subprograms
and
other
parts
of
the
work.
The
Corresponding
Source
also
includes
any
encryption
or
authorization
keys
necessary
to
install
and/or
execute
modified
versions
from
source
code
in
the
recommended
or
principal
context
of
use,
such
that
they
can
implement
all
the
same
functionality
in
the
same
range
of
circumstances.
(For
instance,
if
the
work
is
DVD
player
and
can
play
certain
DVDs,
it
must
be
possible
for
modified
versions
to
play
those
DVDs.
If
the
work
communicates
with
an
online
service,
it
must
be
possible
for
modified
versions
to
communicate
with
the
same
online
service
in
the
same
way
such
that
the
service
cannot
distinguish.)
key
need
not
be
included
in
cases
where
use
of
the
work
normally
implies
the
user
already
has
the
key
and
can
read
and
copy
it,
as
in
applications
where
users
generate
their
own
keys.
However,
the
fact
that
key
is
generated
based
on
the
object
code
of
the
work
or
is
present
in
hardware
that
limits
its
use
does
not
alter
the
requirement
to
include
it
in
the
Corresponding
Source.
The
Corresponding
Source
may
include
portions
which
do
not
formally
state
this
License
as
their
license,
but
qualify
under
section
for
inclusion
in
work
under
this
License.
The
Corresponding
Source
need
not
include
anything
that
users
can
regenerate
automatically
from
other
parts
of
the
Corresponding
Source.
2.
Basic
Permissions.
All
rights
granted
under
this
License
are granted
for
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term
of
on
the
Program,
and
are
irrevocable
provided
the
stated
conditions
are
met.
This License explicitly
affirms
your
unlimited
permission
to
run
the
unmodified
Program.
The
output
from
running
it
is
covered
by
this
License
only
if
the
output,
given
its
content,
constitutes
covered
work.
This License acknowledges your rights of
"fair
use"
or
other
equivalent, as provided by copyright law.
This
License
permits
you
to
make
and
run
privately
modified
versions
of
the
Program,
or
have
others
make
and
run
them
on
your
behalf.
However,
this
permission
terminates,
as
to
all
such
versions,
if
you
bring
suit
against
anyone
for
patent
infringement
of
any
of
your
essential
patent
claims
in
any
such
version,
for
making,
using,
selling
or
otherwise
conveying
work
based
on
the
Program
in
compliance
with
this
License.
Propagation
of
covered
works
other
than
conveying
is
permitted
without
limitation.
Sublicensing
is
not
allowed;
section
10
makes
it
unnecessary.
Conveying
is
permitted
under the conditions stated below.
3.
No
Denying
Users'
Rights
through
Technical
Measures.
Regardless
of
any
other
provision
of
this
License,
no
permission
is
given
for
modes
of
conveying
that
deny
users
that
run
covered
works
the
full
exercise
of
the
legal
rights
granted
by
this
License.
No covered work constitutes part of an effective technological
"protection"
measure under
section
1201
of
Title
17
of
the
United
States
Code.
When
you
convey
covered
work,
you
waive
any
legal
power
to
forbid
circumvention
of
technical
measures
that
include
use
of
the
covered
work,
and
you
disclaim
any
intention
to
limit
operation
or
modification
of
the
work
as
means
of
enforcing
the
legal
rights
of
third
parties
against
the
work's
users.
4.[1]
Verbatim
Copying.
You may copy and convey
verbatim
copies
of
the
Program's
source
code
as
you
receive
it,
in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice;
keep
intact
all
license
notices
and
notices
of
the
absence
of
any
warranty;
and give all recipients, along with the
Program,
copy
of
this
License
and
the
central
list
(if
any)
required
by
section
7.
The
recipients
of
these
copies
will
possess
all
the
rights
granted
by
this
License
(with
any
added
under
section
7).
You may charge any price or no price for
each
copy
that
you
convey,
and
you
may
offer
support
or
warranty
protection
for
fee.
5.[2] Conveying Modified Source Versions.
You
may
copy
and
convey
work
based
on
the
Program,
or
the
modifications
to
produce
it
from
the
Program,
in the form of source code under the terms of section 4
above,
provided that you also meet all of these conditions:
a)
The
modified
work
must
carry
prominent
notices
stating
that
you
changed
the
work
and
the
date
of
any
change.
b)
You
must
license
the
entire
work,
as
whole,
under
this
License
to
anyone
who
comes
into
possession
of
copy.
This License must apply, unmodified except as permitted by section 7
below,
to
the
whole
of
the
work,
and
all
its
parts,
regardless
of
how
they
are
packaged.
This License gives no permission to license the work in any other way,
but
it
does
not
invalidate
such
permission
if
you
have
separately
received
it.
c)
If
the
modified
work
has
interactive
user
interfaces,
each
must
include
convenient
feature
that
displays
an
appropriate
notice,
and
tells
the
user
that
there
is
no
warranty
for
the
program
(or
that
you
provide
warranty),
that
users
may
convey
the
modified
work
under
this
License,
and
how
to
view
copy
of
this
License
together
with
the
central
list
(if
any)
of
other
in
accord
with section 7.
Specifically, if the
interface presents a list of user commands or options, such as a
menu, a command to display this information must be prominent in
the list; otherwise, the modified work must display this
information at startup.
However,
if
the
Program
has
interactive
interfaces
that
do
not
comply
with
this
subsection,
your
modified
work
need
not
make
them
comply.
To
the
extent that identifiable sections of the modified work, added by you,
are
not
derived
from
the
Program,
and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then
this
License,
and
its
terms,
do
not
apply
to
those
sections
when
you
convey
them
as
separate
works,
not
specifically
for
use
in
combination
with
the
Program.
compilation
of a covered work with
other
separate
and
independent
works,
which
are not by their nature extensions of the covered work, in or on a
volume of a storage or distribution medium, is called an "aggregate" if
the compilation and its resulting copyright are not used to limit the
access or legal rights of the compilation's users
beyond
what
the
individual
works
permit.
Inclusion
of
covered
work
in
an
aggregate
does
not
cause
this
License
to
apply
to
the
other
parts
of
the
aggregate.
6.[3]
Conveying
Non-Source
Forms.
You may copy and convey a covered work in
object
code
form
under the terms of sections 4 and 5, provided that you also convey the
machine-readable
Corresponding Source under the terms of this License,
in
one
of
these
ways:
a) Convey the object code
in
physical
product
(including
physical
distribution
medium),
accompanied by the Corresponding Source fixed on
durable
physical
medium
customarily
used
for
software
interchange.
b) Convey the object code in a physical product (including a physical distribution medium),
accompanied
by
written
offer,
valid
for
at
least
three
years
and
valid
for
as
long
as
you
offer
spare
parts
or
customer
support
for
that
product
model,
to
give any third party a copy of the Corresponding Source for all the
software in the product that is covered by this License, on a durable
physical medium customarily used for software interchange, for a price
no more than your reasonable cost of physically
performing
this conveying of source.
[b1)
Convey
the
object
code
in
physical
product
(including
physical
distribution
medium),
accompanied
by
written
offer,
valid
for
at
least
three
years
and
valid
for
as
long
as
you
offer
spare
parts
or
customer
support
for
that
product
model,
to
provide
access
to
copy
the
Corresponding
Source
from
network
server
at
no
charge.]
c) Convey individual copies of the object code
with
copy
of
the
written
offer
to
provide
the
Corresponding
Source.
This
alternative
is
allowed
only
occasionally
and
noncommercially,
and
only
if
you
received
the
object
code
with
such
an
offer,
in accord with subsection 6b or
6b1.
d)
Convey the object code by offering access
from
designated place, and offer equivalent access to the Corresponding
Source in the same way through the same place at no extra charge.
You need
not require recipients to copy the Corresponding Source along with
the object code.
[If the
place
to
copy
the
object
code
is a network server, the Corresponding Source
may
be
on
different
server
that
supports
equivalent
copying
facilities,
provided
you have explicitly arranged with the operator of that server to keep
the Corresponding Source available for as long as needed to satisfy
these requirements, and provided you maintain clear directions next to
the object code saying where to find the Corresponding Source.]
e)
Convey
the
object
code
using
peer-to-peer
transmission
provided
you
know
that,
and
inform
other
peers
where,
the
object
code
and
Corresponding
Source
of
the
work
are
being
offered
to
the
general
public
at
no
charge
under
subsection
6d.
The Corresponding Source conveyed in accord with this section must be in a format that is publicly documented,
with
an
implementation
available
to
the
public
in
source
code
form,
and
must
require
no
special
password
or
key
for
unpacking,
reading
or
copying.
separable
portion
of
the
object
code,
whose
source
code
is
excluded
from
the
Corresponding
Source
as
System
Library,
need
not
be
included
in
conveying
the
object
code
work.
7.
Additional
Terms.
You
may
have
received
the
Program,
or
parts
of
it,
under
that
supplement
the terms of this License.
These additional terms may
include additional permissions, as provided in subsection 7a, and
additional requirements, as provided in subsection 7b.
When you convey copies of a covered work,
unless
the
work
also
permits
use
under
previous
version
of
this
License,
it must list,
in
one
central
place
in
the
source
code,
the
complete
set
of
additional
governing
all
or
part
of
the
work.
a.
Additional
Permissions.
Additional
permissions
make
exceptions
from
one
or
more
of
the
requirements
of
this
License.
license
document
containing
clause
that
permits
relicensing
or
conveying
under
this
License
shall
be
treated
as
list
of
additional
permissions,
provided
that
the
license
document
makes
clear
that
no
requirement
in
it
survives
such
relicensing
or
conveying.
Any additional permissions that are applicable to the entire Program
are treated as though they were included in this License, as
exceptions to its conditions, to the extent that they are valid under
applicable law.
If
additional
permissions
apply
only
to
part
of
the
Program,
that
part
may
be
used
separately
under
those
permissions,
but
the
entire
Program
remains
governed
by
this
License
without
regard
to
the
additional
terms.
b.
Additional
Requirements.
Additional requirements are terms that
further
constrain
use,
modification
or
propagation
of covered works.
This License affects only the procedure for enforcing additional requirements, and
does
not
assert
that
they
can
be
successfully
enforced
by
the
holder.
Only
these
kinds
of
additional
requirements
are
allowed
by
this
License:
0)
that
require
preservation
of
specified
reasonable
legal
notices
or
author
attributions;
or
1) terms
that
require that
the
origin
of
the
material
they
cover
not
be
misrepresented,
or
that
modified
versions
of
that
material
be
marked
in
specific
reasonable
ways
as different from the original version; or
2)
warranty
or
liability
disclaimers
that differ from the disclaimers in this License; or
3) terms
that
prohibit
or
limit
the
use
for
publicity
purposes
of
specified
names
of
licensors
or
authors,
or
that require that certain specified trade names, trademarks, or service
marks not be used for publicity purposes without express permission,
other than in ways that are fair use under applicable trademark law; or
4)
that
require,
if
modified
version
of
the
material
they
cover
is
work
intended
to
interact
with
users
through
computer
network,
that
those
users
be
able
to
obtain
copies
of
the
Corresponding
Source
of
the
work
through
the
same
network
session;
or
5)
that
wholly
or
partially
terminate,
or
allow
termination
of,
permission
for
use
of
the
material
they
cover,
for
user
who
files
software
patent
lawsuit
(that
is,
lawsuit
alleging
that
some
software
infringes
patent)
not
filed
in
retaliation
or
defense against the earlier filing of
another
software
patent lawsuit, or in which the allegedly infringing software includes
some of the covered material, possibly in combination with other
software;
or
6)
that
are
precisely
equivalent
in
type
and
extent
to
requirement
expressly
stated
in
this
License,
or
that
deny
permission
for
activities
that
are
clearly
not
permitted,
expressly
or
otherwise,
by
this
License.
All
other
additional
requirements,
including
attorney's
fees
provisions,
choice
of
law,
forum,
and
venue
clauses,
arbitration
clauses,
mandatory
contractual
acceptance
clauses,
requirements
regarding
changes
to
the
name
of
the
work,
and
that
require
that conveyed copies be governed by a license other than this License, are prohibited.
c. Terms Added or Removed by You.
When
you
convey
copy
of
covered
work,
you
may
at
your
option
remove
any
additional
permissions
from
that
copy,
or
from
any
part
of
it.
Some
additional
permissions
require
their
own
removal
in
certain
cases
when
you
modify
the
work.
Additional requirements are allowed only as stated in subsection 7b.
If
the
Program
as
you
received
it
purports
to
impose
any
other
additional
requirement,
you
may
remove
that
requirement.
You may place additional permissions, or additional requirements as
allowed by subsection 7b, on material, added by you to a covered work,
for which you have or can give appropriate copyright permission.
Adding requirements not
allowed
by
subsection
7b
is a violation of this License that may lead to termination of your rights under section 8.
If
you
add
to
covered
work
in
accordance
with
this
section,
you
must
place,
in
the
relevant
source
files,
statement
of
the
additional
that
apply
to
those
files,
or
notice
indicating
where
to
find
the
applicable
terms.
8.[4]
Termination.
You may not
propagate
or
modify
the Program except as expressly provided under this License.
Any
attempt
otherwise
to
propagate
or
modify
the
Program
is
void.
If
you
violate
this
License,
any
holder
may
put
you
on
notice
by
notifying
you
of
the
violation,
by
any
reasonable
means,
provided
60
days
have
not
elapsed
since
the
last
violation.
Having
put
you
on
notice,
the
holder
may
then
terminate
your
license
at
any
time.
However, parties
who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will
not have their licenses terminated so long as they remain in full
compliance.
9.[5]
Acceptance
Not
Required
for
Having
Copies.
You
are
not
required
to
accept
this
License
in
order
to
receive
or
run
copy
of
the
Program.
Ancillary
propagation
of
covered
work
occurring
solely
as
consequence
of
using
peer-to-peer
transmission
to
receive
copy
likewise
does
not
require
acceptance.
However,
nothing
else
grants
you
permission
to
propagate
or
modify
the
Program
or
any
covered
works.
These actions
infringe
if
you
do
not
accept
this
License.
Therefore,
by
modifying
or
propagating
the
Program
(or
any
covered
work),
you
indicate
your
acceptance
of
this
License
to
do
so,
and
all
its
and
conditions.
10.[6] Automatic Licensing of Downstream Users.
Each time you convey a covered work,
the
recipient
automatically
receives
license
from
the
original
licensors,
to
run,
modify
and
propagate
that
work,
subject
to
this
License,
including any additional terms introduced through section 7.
You
may
not
impose
any
further
restrictions
on
the
recipients'
exercise
of
the
rights
thus
granted
or
affirmed,
except
in
the
limited
ways
permitted
by
section
7.
Therefore,
you
may
not
impose
license
fee,
royalty,
or
other
charge
for
exercise
of
rights
granted
under
this
License.
You are not
responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License.
If
propagation
results
from
transaction
transferring
control
of
an
organization,
each
party
to
that
transaction
who
receives
copy
of
the
work
also
receives
license
and
right
to
possession
of
the
Corresponding
Source
of
the
work
from
the
party's
predecessor
in interest.
11.
Patents.
You
receive
the
Program
with
covenant
from
each
author
and
conveyor
of
the
Program,
and
of
any
material,
conveyed
under
this
License,
on
which
the
Program
is
based,
that
the
covenanting
party
will
not
assert
(or
cause
others
to
assert)
any
of
the
party's
essential patent claims in the material that the party conveyed,
against
you,
arising
from
your
exercise
of
rights
under
this
License.
If
you
convey
covered
work,
you
similarly
covenant
to
all
recipients,
including
recipients
of
works
based
on
the
covered
work,
not
to
assert
any
of
your
essential
patent
claims
in
the
covered
work.
If
you
convey
covered
work,
knowingly
relying
on
non-sublicensable
patent
license
that
is
not
generally
available
to
all,
you must
either
(1)
act
to
shield
downstream
users
against the possible patent infringement claims from which your license protects you, or
(2)
ensure
that
anyone
can
copy
the
Corresponding
Source
of
the
covered
work,
free
of
charge
and
under
the
of
this
License,
through
publicly
available
network
server
or
other
readily
accessible
means.
Nothing
in
this
License
shall
be
construed
as
excluding
or
limiting
any
implied
license
or
other
defenses
to
infringement
that
may
otherwise
be
available
to
you
under
applicable
patent
law.
12.[7]
No
Surrender
of
Others'
Freedom.
If conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement
or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do
not excuse you from the conditions of this License.
If
you cannot convey the Program, or other covered work, so as to satisfy
simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other
pertinent obligations,
then
as
consequence
you
may
not
convey
it
at
all.
For
example,
if
you
accept
patent
license
that
prohibits
royalty-free
conveying
by
those
who
receive
copies
directly
or
indirectly
through
you,
then
the
only
way
you
could
satisfy
both
it
and
this
License
would
be
to
refrain
entirely
from
conveying
the
Program.
[13.[8]
Geographical
Limitations.
If
the
conveying
and/or
use
of
the
Program
is
restricted
in
certain
countries
either
by
patents
or
by
copyrighted
interfaces,
the
original
holder
who
places
the
Program
under
this
License
may
add
an
explicit
geographical
limitation
on
conveying,
excluding
those
countries,
so
that
conveying
is
permitted
only
in
or
among
countries
not
thus
excluded.
In such case, this License incorporates the
limitation as if written in the body of this License.]
14.[9]
Revised
Versions
of
this
License.
The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the
GNU
General
Public
License
from time to time.
Such
new
versions
will
be
similar
in
spirit
to
the
present
version,
but may differ in detail to address new
problems
or
concerns.
Each version is given a distinguishing version number.
If the Program specifies that a certain numbered version of this License
"or
any
later
version"
applies to it,
you
have
the
option
of
following
the
and
conditions
either
of
that
numbered
version
or
of
any
later
version
published
by
the
Free
Software
Foundation.
If the Program
does not specify a version number of this License, you may choose any
version ever published by the Free Software Foundation.
[15.[10]
Requesting
Exceptions.
If
you
wish
to
incorporate
parts
of
the
Program
into
other
free
programs
under
other
licenses,
write
to
the
author
to
ask
for
permission.
For software
which
is
copyrighted
by
the
Free
Software
Foundation,
write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes make exceptions for this.
Our decision will be guided by the two goals of
preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.]
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WARRANTY
16.[11]
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
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.
17.[12]
Limitation
of
Liability.
In
no
event
unless
required
by
applicable
law
or
agreed
to
in
writing
will
any
holder,
or
any
other
party
who
may
modify
and/or
convey
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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