Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone
understands that there is no warranty for this free software . If the software is modified
by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have
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is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the
original authors' reputations .
Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents . We wish to
avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent
licenses, in effect making the program proprietary . To prevent this, we have made it
clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all .
The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow .
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