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| | | How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries
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| | | If you develop a new library, and you want it to be of the greatest
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| | | possible use to the public, we recommend making it free software that
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| | | To apply these terms, attach the following notices to the library. It is
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| | | convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the
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| | | Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
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| | | You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
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| | | Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the
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| | | library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James Random Hacker.
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| | | <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990
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| | | Ty Coon, President of Vice
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| | | That's all there is to it!
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