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	<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html>.		<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html>.
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	GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE		GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
	~~Version 3, 29 June 2007~~		Version 3, 29 June 2007

	~~Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>~~		Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
	~~Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies~~		Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
	~~of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.~~		of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

	~~Preamble~~		Preamble

	~~The GNU General Public License is a free, copyleft license for~~		The GNU General Public License is a free, copyleft license for
	~~software and other kinds of works.~~		software and other kinds of works.

	~~The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed~~		The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed
	~~to take away your freedom to share and change the works. By contrast,~~		to take away your freedom to share and change the works. By contrast,
	~~the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to~~		the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to
	~~share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free~~		share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free
	~~software for all its users. We, the Free Software Foundation, use the~~		software for all its users. We, the Free Software Foundation, use the
	~~GNU General Public License for most of our software; it applies also to~~		GNU General Public License for most of our software; it applies also to
	~~any other work released this way by its authors. You can apply it to~~		any other work released this way by its authors. You can apply it to
	~~your programs, too.~~		your programs, too.

	~~When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not~~		When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
	~~price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you~~		price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you
	~~have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for~~		have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for
	~~them if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you~~		them if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you
	~~want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new~~		want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new
	~~free programs, and that you know you can do these things.~~		free programs, and that you know you can do these things.

	~~To protect your rights, we need to prevent others from denying you~~		To protect your rights, we need to prevent others from denying you
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	~~freedoms that you received. You must make sure that they, too, receive~~		freedoms that you received. You must make sure that they, too, receive
	~~or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they~~		or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they
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	~~authors of previous versions.~~		authors of previous versions.

	~~Some devices are designed to deny users access to install or run~~		Some devices are designed to deny users access to install or run
	~~modified versions of the software inside them, although the manufacturer~~		modified versions of the software inside them, although the manufacturer
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	~~protecting users' freedom to change the software. The systematic~~		protecting users' freedom to change the software. The systematic
	~~pattern of such abuse occurs in the area of products for individuals to~~		pattern of such abuse occurs in the area of products for individuals to
	~~use, which is precisely where it is most unacceptable. Therefore, we~~		use, which is precisely where it is most unacceptable. Therefore, we
	~~have designed this version of the GPL to prohibit the practice for those~~		have designed this version of the GPL
	~~products. If such problems arise substantially in other domains, we~~
	~~stand ready to extend this provision to those domains in future versions~~
	~~of the GPL, as needed to protect the~~

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