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1 @c The GNU Free Documentation License.
2 @center Version 1.2, November 2002
3
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8 Copyright @copyright{} 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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11 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
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15 @enumerate 0
16 @item
17 PREAMBLE
18
19 The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other
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129 @item
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145 @item
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179 It is requested, but not required, that you contact the authors of the
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182
183 @item
184 MODIFICATIONS
185
186 You may copy and distribute a Modified Version of the Document under
187 the conditions of sections 2 and 3 above, provided that you release
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192
193 @enumerate A
194 @item
195 Use in the Title Page (and on the covers, if any) a title distinct
196 from that of the Document, and from those of previous versions
197 (which should, if there were any, be listed in the History section
198 of the Document). You may use the same title as a previous version
199 if the original publisher of that version gives permission.
200
201 @item
202 List on the Title Page, as authors, one or more persons or entities
203 responsible for authorship of the modifications in the Modified
204 Version, together with at least five of the principal authors of the
205 Document (all of its principal authors, if it has fewer than five),
206 unless they release you from this requirement.
207
208 @item
209 State on the Title page the name of the publisher of the
210 Modified Version, as the publisher.
211
212 @item
213 Preserve all the copyright notices of the Document.
214
215 @item
216 Add an appropriate copyright notice for your modifications
217 adjacent to the other copyright notices.
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219 @item
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222 terms of this License, in the form shown in the Addendum below.
223
224 @item
225 Preserve in that license notice the full lists of Invariant Sections
226 and required Cover Texts given in the Document's license notice.
227
228 @item
229 Include an unaltered copy of this License.
230
231 @item
232 Preserve the section Entitled ``History'', Preserve its Title, and add
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235 there is no section Entitled ``History'' in the Document, create one
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238 Version as stated in the previous sentence.
239
240 @item
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247 publisher of the version it refers to gives permission.
248
249 @item
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253 dedications given therein.
254
255 @item
256 Preserve all the Invariant Sections of the Document,
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260 @item
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264 @item
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266 to conflict in title with any Invariant Section.
267
268 @item
269 Preserve any Warranty Disclaimers.
270 @end enumerate
271
272 If the Modified Version includes new front-matter sections or
273 appendices that qualify as Secondary Sections and contain no material
274 copied from the Document, you may at your option designate some or all
275 of these sections as invariant. To do this, add their titles to the
276 list of Invariant Sections in the Modified Version's license notice.
277 These titles must be distinct from any other section titles.
278
279 You may add a section Entitled ``Endorsements'', provided it contains
280 nothing but endorsements of your Modified Version by various
281 parties---for example, statements of peer review or that the text has
282 been approved by an organization as the authoritative definition of a
283 standard.
284
285 You may add a passage of up to five words as a Front-Cover Text, and a
286 passage of up to 25 words as a Back-Cover Text, to the end of the list
287 of Cover Texts in the Modified Version. Only one passage of
288 Front-Cover Text and one of Back-Cover Text may be added by (or
289 through arrangements made by) any one entity. If the Document already
290 includes a cover text for the same cover, previously added by you or
291 by arrangement made by the same entity you are acting on behalf of,
292 you may not add another; but you may replace the old one, on explicit
293 permission from the previous publisher that added the old one.
294
295 The author(s) and publisher(s) of the Document do not by this License
296 give permission to use their names for publicity for or to assert or
297 imply endorsement of any Modified Version.
298
299 @item
300 COMBINING DOCUMENTS
301
302 You may combine the Document with other documents released under this
303 License, under the terms defined in section 4 above for modified
304 versions, provided that you include in the combination all of the
305 Invariant Sections of all of the original documents, unmodified, and
306 list them all as Invariant Sections of your combined work in its
307 license notice, and that you preserve all their Warranty Disclaimers.
308
309 The combined work need only contain one copy of this License, and
310 multiple identical Invariant Sections may be replaced with a single
311 copy. If there are multiple Invariant Sections with the same name but
312 different contents, make the title of each such section unique by
313 adding at the end of it, in parentheses, the name of the original
314 author or publisher of that section if known, or else a unique number.
315 Make the same adjustment to the section titles in the list of
316 Invariant Sections in the license notice of the combined work.
317
318 In the combination, you must combine any sections Entitled ``History''
319 in the various original documents, forming one section Entitled
320 ``History''; likewise combine any sections Entitled ``Acknowledgements'',
321 and any sections Entitled ``Dedications''. You must delete all
322 sections Entitled ``Endorsements.''
323
324 @item
325 COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
326
327 You may make a collection consisting of the Document and other documents
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337
338 @item
339 AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
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341 A compilation of the Document or its derivatives with other separate
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343 distribution medium, is called an ``aggregate'' if the copyright
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349
350 If the Cover Text requirement of section 3 is applicable to these
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352 the entire aggregate, the Document's Cover Texts may be placed on
353 covers that bracket the Document within the aggregate, or the
354 electronic equivalent of covers if the Document is in electronic form.
355 Otherwise they must appear on printed covers that bracket the whole
356 aggregate.
357
358 @item
359 TRANSLATION
360
361 Translation is considered a kind of modification, so you may
362 distribute translations of the Document under the terms of section 4.
363 Replacing Invariant Sections with translations requires special
364 permission from their copyright holders, but you may include
365 translations of some or all Invariant Sections in addition to the
366 original versions of these Invariant Sections. You may include a
367 translation of this License, and all the license notices in the
368 Document, and any Warranty Disclaimers, provided that you also include
369 the original English version of this License and the original versions
370 of those notices and disclaimers. In case of a disagreement between
371 the translation and the original version of this License or a notice
372 or disclaimer, the original version will prevail.
373
374 If a section in the Document is Entitled ``Acknowledgements'',
375 ``Dedications'', or ``History'', the requirement (section 4) to Preserve
376 its Title (section 1) will typically require changing the actual
377 title.
378
379 @item
380 TERMINATION
381
382 You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Document except
383 as expressly provided for under this License. Any other attempt to
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385 automatically terminate your rights under this License. However,
386 parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this
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388 parties remain in full compliance.
389
390 @item
391 FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
392
393 The Free Software Foundation may publish new, revised versions
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395 versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may
396 differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. See
397 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/}.
398
399 Each version of the License is given a distinguishing version number.
400 If the Document specifies that a particular numbered version of this
401 License ``or any later version'' applies to it, you have the option of
402 following the terms and conditions either of that specified version or
403 of any later version that has been published (not as a draft) by the
404 Free Software Foundation. If the Document does not specify a version
405 number of this License, you may choose any version ever published (not
406 as a draft) by the Free Software Foundation.
407 @end enumerate
408
409 @page
410 @heading ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
411
412 To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of
413 the License in the document and put the following copyright and
414 license notices just after the title page:
415
416 @smallexample
417 @group
418 Copyright (C) @var{year} @var{your name}.
419 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
420 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
421 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
422 with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover
423 Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
424 Free Documentation License''.
425 @end group
426 @end smallexample
427
428 If you have Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts and Back-Cover Texts,
429 replace the ``with@dots{}Texts.'' line with this:
430
431 @smallexample
432 @group
433 with the Invariant Sections being @var{list their titles}, with
434 the Front-Cover Texts being @var{list}, and with the Back-Cover Texts
435 being @var{list}.
436 @end group
437 @end smallexample
438
439 If you have Invariant Sections without Cover Texts, or some other
440 combination of the three, merge those two alternatives to suit the
441 situation.
442
443 If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we
444 recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of
445 free software license, such as the GNU General Public License,
446 to permit their use in free software.
447
448 @c Local Variables:
449 @c ispell-local-pdict: "ispell-dict"
450 @c End:
451