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29 The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to
31 intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software--to
32 make sure the software is free for all its users.
35 designated Free Software Foundation software, and to any other libraries
38 When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our
40 to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you
42 can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs; and that
69 Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We
70 wish to avoid the danger that companies distributing free software will
72 program into proprietary software. To prevent this, we have made it clear
76 Most GNU software, including some libraries, is covered by the ordinary GNU
93 License for libraries did not effectively promote software sharing, because
118 0. This License Agreement applies to any software library which contains a
124    A "library" means a collection of software functions and/or data
128    The "Library", below, refers to any such software library or work which
165    a) The modified work must itself be a software library.
229    customarily used for software interchange.
379     integrity of the free software distribution system which is implemented
381     contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that
384     software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that
413     write to the author to ask for permission. For software which is
417     derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse
418     of software generally.
447 possible use to the public, we recommend making it free software that
460 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it