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  1. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (1)
  2.  
  3. Version 2, June 1991
  4.  
  5. Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 675 Mass Ave,
  6. Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute
  7. verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
  8.  
  9. Preamble
  10.  
  11. The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to
  12. share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is
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  56. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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  58. MODIFICATION
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