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668 This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
669 under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
671 The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
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673 might be different; for a GUI interface, you would use an "about box".
675 You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school,
676 if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary.
677 For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see
678 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
680 The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your program
681 into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you
682 may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with
683 the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
684 Public License instead of this License. But first, please read
685 <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html>.
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