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@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
1 GNU Free Documentation License 1 GNU Free Documentation License
2 Version 1.2, November 2002 2 Version 1.1, March 2000
3 3
4 4 Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA 5 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
7 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies 6 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
8 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. 7 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
@@ -11,12 +10,12 @@
110. PREAMBLE 100. PREAMBLE
12 11
13The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other 12The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other
14functional and useful document "free" in the sense of freedom: to 13written document "free" in the sense of freedom: to assure everyone
15assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, 14the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without
16with or without modifying it, either commercially or noncommercially. 15modifying it, either commercially or noncommercially. Secondarily,
17Secondarily, this License preserves for the author and publisher a way 16this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get
18to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible 17credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for
19for modifications made by others. 18modifications made by others.
20 19
21This License is a kind of "copyleft", which means that derivative 20This License is a kind of "copyleft", which means that derivative
22works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense. It 21works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense. It
@@ -34,15 +33,11 @@ principally for works whose purpose is instruction or reference.
34 33
351. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS 341. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
36 35
37This License applies to any manual or other work, in any medium, that 36This License applies to any manual or other work that contains a
38contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it can be 37notice placed by the copyright holder saying it can be distributed
39distributed under the terms of this License. Such a notice grants a 38under the terms of this License. The "Document", below, refers to any
40world-wide, royalty-free license, unlimited in duration, to use that 39such manual or work. Any member of the public is a licensee, and is
41work under the conditions stated herein. The "Document", below, 40addressed as "you".
42refers to any such manual or work. Any member of the public is a
43licensee, and is addressed as "you". You accept the license if you
44copy, modify or distribute the work in a way requiring permission
45under copyright law.
46 41
47A "Modified Version" of the Document means any work containing the 42A "Modified Version" of the Document means any work containing the
48Document or a portion of it, either copied verbatim, or with 43Document or a portion of it, either copied verbatim, or with
@@ -52,7 +47,7 @@ A "Secondary Section" is a named appendix or a front-matter section of
52the Document that deals exclusively with the relationship of the 47the Document that deals exclusively with the relationship of the
53publishers or authors of the Document to the Document's overall subject 48publishers or authors of the Document to the Document's overall subject
54(or to related matters) and contains nothing that could fall directly 49(or to related matters) and contains nothing that could fall directly
55within that overall subject. (Thus, if the Document is in part a 50within that overall subject. (For example, if the Document is in part a
56textbook of mathematics, a Secondary Section may not explain any 51textbook of mathematics, a Secondary Section may not explain any
57mathematics.) The relationship could be a matter of historical 52mathematics.) The relationship could be a matter of historical
58connection with the subject or with related matters, or of legal, 53connection with the subject or with related matters, or of legal,
@@ -61,40 +56,33 @@ them.
61 56
62The "Invariant Sections" are certain Secondary Sections whose titles 57The "Invariant Sections" are certain Secondary Sections whose titles
63are designated, as being those of Invariant Sections, in the notice 58are designated, as being those of Invariant Sections, in the notice
64that says that the Document is released under this License. If a 59that says that the Document is released under this License.
65section does not fit the above definition of Secondary then it is not
66allowed to be designated as Invariant. The Document may contain zero
67Invariant Sections. If the Document does not identify any Invariant
68Sections then there are none.
69 60
70The "Cover Texts" are certain short passages of text that are listed, 61The "Cover Texts" are certain short passages of text that are listed,
71as Front-Cover Texts or Back-Cover Texts, in the notice that says that 62as Front-Cover Texts or Back-Cover Texts, in the notice that says that
72the Document is released under this License. A Front-Cover Text may 63the Document is released under this License.
73be at most 5 words, and a Back-Cover Text may be at most 25 words.
74 64
75A "Transparent" copy of the Document means a machine-readable copy, 65A "Transparent" copy of the Document means a machine-readable copy,
76represented in a format whose specification is available to the 66represented in a format whose specification is available to the
77general public, that is suitable for revising the document 67general public, whose contents can be viewed and edited directly and
78straightforwardly with generic text editors or (for images composed of 68straightforwardly with generic text editors or (for images composed of
79pixels) generic paint programs or (for drawings) some widely available 69pixels) generic paint programs or (for drawings) some widely available
80drawing editor, and that is suitable for input to text formatters or 70drawing editor, and that is suitable for input to text formatters or
81for automatic translation to a variety of formats suitable for input 71for automatic translation to a variety of formats suitable for input
82to text formatters. A copy made in an otherwise Transparent file 72to text formatters. A copy made in an otherwise Transparent file
83format whose markup, or absence of markup, has been arranged to thwart 73format whose markup has been designed to thwart or discourage
84or discourage subsequent modification by readers is not Transparent. 74subsequent modification by readers is not Transparent. A copy that is
85An image format is not Transparent if used for any substantial amount 75not "Transparent" is called "Opaque".
86of text. A copy that is not "Transparent" is called "Opaque".
87 76
88Examples of suitable formats for Transparent copies include plain 77Examples of suitable formats for Transparent copies include plain
89ASCII without markup, Texinfo input format, LaTeX input format, SGML 78ASCII without markup, Texinfo input format, LaTeX input format, SGML
90or XML using a publicly available DTD, and standard-conforming simple 79or XML using a publicly available DTD, and standard-conforming simple
91HTML, PostScript or PDF designed for human modification. Examples of 80HTML designed for human modification. Opaque formats include
92transparent image formats include PNG, XCF and JPG. Opaque formats 81PostScript, PDF, proprietary formats that can be read and edited only
93include proprietary formats that can be read and edited only by 82by proprietary word processors, SGML or XML for which the DTD and/or
94proprietary word processors, SGML or XML for which the DTD and/or
95processing tools are not generally available, and the 83processing tools are not generally available, and the
96machine-generated HTML, PostScript or PDF produced by some word 84machine-generated HTML produced by some word processors for output
97processors for output purposes only. 85purposes only.
98 86
99The "Title Page" means, for a printed book, the title page itself, 87The "Title Page" means, for a printed book, the title page itself,
100plus such following pages as are needed to hold, legibly, the material 88plus such following pages as are needed to hold, legibly, the material
@@ -103,21 +91,6 @@ formats which do not have any title page as such, "Title Page" means
103the text near the most prominent appearance of the work's title, 91the text near the most prominent appearance of the work's title,
104preceding the beginning of the body of the text. 92preceding the beginning of the body of the text.
105 93
106A section "Entitled XYZ" means a named subunit of the Document whose
107title either is precisely XYZ or contains XYZ in parentheses following
108text that translates XYZ in another language. (Here XYZ stands for a
109specific section name mentioned below, such as "Acknowledgements",
110"Dedications", "Endorsements", or "History".) To "Preserve the Title"
111of such a section when you modify the Document means that it remains a
112section "Entitled XYZ" according to this definition.
113
114The Document may include Warranty Disclaimers next to the notice which
115states that this License applies to the Document. These Warranty
116Disclaimers are considered to be included by reference in this
117License, but only as regards disclaiming warranties: any other
118implication that these Warranty Disclaimers may have is void and has
119no effect on the meaning of this License.
120
121 94
1222. VERBATIM COPYING 952. VERBATIM COPYING
123 96
@@ -137,10 +110,9 @@ you may publicly display copies.
137 110
1383. COPYING IN QUANTITY 1113. COPYING IN QUANTITY
139 112
140If you publish printed copies (or copies in media that commonly have 113If you publish printed copies of the Document numbering more than 100,
141printed covers) of the Document, numbering more than 100, and the 114and the Document's license notice requires Cover Texts, you must enclose
142Document's license notice requires Cover Texts, you must enclose the 115the copies in covers that carry, clearly and legibly, all these Cover
143copies in covers that carry, clearly and legibly, all these Cover
144Texts: Front-Cover Texts on the front cover, and Back-Cover Texts on 116Texts: Front-Cover Texts on the front cover, and Back-Cover Texts on
145the back cover. Both covers must also clearly and legibly identify 117the back cover. Both covers must also clearly and legibly identify
146you as the publisher of these copies. The front cover must present 118you as the publisher of these copies. The front cover must present
@@ -158,15 +130,16 @@ pages.
158If you publish or distribute Opaque copies of the Document numbering 130If you publish or distribute Opaque copies of the Document numbering
159more than 100, you must either include a machine-readable Transparent 131more than 100, you must either include a machine-readable Transparent
160copy along with each Opaque copy, or state in or with each Opaque copy 132copy along with each Opaque copy, or state in or with each Opaque copy
161a computer-network location from which the general network-using 133a publicly-accessible computer-network location containing a complete
162public has access to download using public-standard network protocols 134Transparent copy of the Document, free of added material, which the
163a complete Transparent copy of the Document, free of added material. 135general network-using public has access to download anonymously at no
164If you use the latter option, you must take reasonably prudent steps, 136charge using public-standard network protocols. If you use the latter
165when you begin distribution of Opaque copies in quantity, to ensure 137option, you must take reasonably prudent steps, when you begin
166that this Transparent copy will remain thus accessible at the stated 138distribution of Opaque copies in quantity, to ensure that this
167location until at least one year after the last time you distribute an 139Transparent copy will remain thus accessible at the stated location
168Opaque copy (directly or through your agents or retailers) of that 140until at least one year after the last time you distribute an Opaque
169edition to the public. 141copy (directly or through your agents or retailers) of that edition to
142the public.
170 143
171It is requested, but not required, that you contact the authors of the 144It is requested, but not required, that you contact the authors of the
172Document well before redistributing any large number of copies, to give 145Document well before redistributing any large number of copies, to give
@@ -190,8 +163,7 @@ A. Use in the Title Page (and on the covers, if any) a title distinct
190B. List on the Title Page, as authors, one or more persons or entities 163B. List on the Title Page, as authors, one or more persons or entities
191 responsible for authorship of the modifications in the Modified 164 responsible for authorship of the modifications in the Modified
192 Version, together with at least five of the principal authors of the 165 Version, together with at least five of the principal authors of the
193 Document (all of its principal authors, if it has fewer than five), 166 Document (all of its principal authors, if it has less than five).
194 unless they release you from this requirement.
195C. State on the Title page the name of the publisher of the 167C. State on the Title page the name of the publisher of the
196 Modified Version, as the publisher. 168 Modified Version, as the publisher.
197D. Preserve all the copyright notices of the Document. 169D. Preserve all the copyright notices of the Document.
@@ -203,10 +175,10 @@ F. Include, immediately after the copyright notices, a license notice
203G. Preserve in that license notice the full lists of Invariant Sections 175G. Preserve in that license notice the full lists of Invariant Sections
204 and required Cover Texts given in the Document's license notice. 176 and required Cover Texts given in the Document's license notice.
205H. Include an unaltered copy of this License. 177H. Include an unaltered copy of this License.
206I. Preserve the section Entitled "History", Preserve its Title, and add 178I. Preserve the section entitled "History", and its title, and add to
207 to it an item stating at least the title, year, new authors, and 179 it an item stating at least the title, year, new authors, and
208 publisher of the Modified Version as given on the Title Page. If 180 publisher of the Modified Version as given on the Title Page. If
209 there is no section Entitled "History" in the Document, create one 181 there is no section entitled "History" in the Document, create one
210 stating the title, year, authors, and publisher of the Document as 182 stating the title, year, authors, and publisher of the Document as
211 given on its Title Page, then add an item describing the Modified 183 given on its Title Page, then add an item describing the Modified
212 Version as stated in the previous sentence. 184 Version as stated in the previous sentence.
@@ -217,18 +189,17 @@ J. Preserve the network location, if any, given in the Document for
217 You may omit a network location for a work that was published at 189 You may omit a network location for a work that was published at
218 least four years before the Document itself, or if the original 190 least four years before the Document itself, or if the original
219 publisher of the version it refers to gives permission. 191 publisher of the version it refers to gives permission.
220K. For any section Entitled "Acknowledgements" or "Dedications", 192K. In any section entitled "Acknowledgements" or "Dedications",
221 Preserve the Title of the section, and preserve in the section all 193 preserve the section's title, and preserve in the section all the
222 the substance and tone of each of the contributor acknowledgements 194 substance and tone of each of the contributor acknowledgements
223 and/or dedications given therein. 195 and/or dedications given therein.
224L. Preserve all the Invariant Sections of the Document, 196L. Preserve all the Invariant Sections of the Document,
225 unaltered in their text and in their titles. Section numbers 197 unaltered in their text and in their titles. Section numbers
226 or the equivalent are not considered part of the section titles. 198 or the equivalent are not considered part of the section titles.
227M. Delete any section Entitled "Endorsements". Such a section 199M. Delete any section entitled "Endorsements". Such a section
228 may not be included in the Modified Version. 200 may not be included in the Modified Version.
229N. Do not retitle any existing section to be Entitled "Endorsements" 201N. Do not retitle any existing section as "Endorsements"
230 or to conflict in title with any Invariant Section. 202 or to conflict in title with any Invariant Section.
231O. Preserve any Warranty Disclaimers.
232 203
233If the Modified Version includes new front-matter sections or 204If the Modified Version includes new front-matter sections or
234appendices that qualify as Secondary Sections and contain no material 205appendices that qualify as Secondary Sections and contain no material
@@ -237,7 +208,7 @@ of these sections as invariant. To do this, add their titles to the
237list of Invariant Sections in the Modified Version's license notice. 208list of Invariant Sections in the Modified Version's license notice.
238These titles must be distinct from any other section titles. 209These titles must be distinct from any other section titles.
239 210
240You may add a section Entitled "Endorsements", provided it contains 211You may add a section entitled "Endorsements", provided it contains
241nothing but endorsements of your Modified Version by various 212nothing but endorsements of your Modified Version by various
242parties--for example, statements of peer review or that the text has 213parties--for example, statements of peer review or that the text has
243been approved by an organization as the authoritative definition of a 214been approved by an organization as the authoritative definition of a
@@ -265,7 +236,7 @@ License, under the terms defined in section 4 above for modified
265versions, provided that you include in the combination all of the 236versions, provided that you include in the combination all of the
266Invariant Sections of all of the original documents, unmodified, and 237Invariant Sections of all of the original documents, unmodified, and
267list them all as Invariant Sections of your combined work in its 238list them all as Invariant Sections of your combined work in its
268license notice, and that you preserve all their Warranty Disclaimers. 239license notice.
269 240
270The combined work need only contain one copy of this License, and 241The combined work need only contain one copy of this License, and
271multiple identical Invariant Sections may be replaced with a single 242multiple identical Invariant Sections may be replaced with a single
@@ -276,11 +247,11 @@ author or publisher of that section if known, or else a unique number.
276Make the same adjustment to the section titles in the list of 247Make the same adjustment to the section titles in the list of
277Invariant Sections in the license notice of the combined work. 248Invariant Sections in the license notice of the combined work.
278 249
279In the combination, you must combine any sections Entitled "History" 250In the combination, you must combine any sections entitled "History"
280in the various original documents, forming one section Entitled 251in the various original documents, forming one section entitled
281"History"; likewise combine any sections Entitled "Acknowledgements", 252"History"; likewise combine any sections entitled "Acknowledgements",
282and any sections Entitled "Dedications". You must delete all sections 253and any sections entitled "Dedications". You must delete all sections
283Entitled "Endorsements". 254entitled "Endorsements."
284 255
285 256
2866. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS 2576. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
@@ -301,20 +272,18 @@ other respects regarding verbatim copying of that document.
301 272
302A compilation of the Document or its derivatives with other separate 273A compilation of the Document or its derivatives with other separate
303and independent documents or works, in or on a volume of a storage or 274and independent documents or works, in or on a volume of a storage or
304distribution medium, is called an "aggregate" if the copyright 275distribution medium, does not as a whole count as a Modified Version
305resulting from the compilation is not used to limit the legal rights 276of the Document, provided no compilation copyright is claimed for the
306of the compilation's users beyond what the individual works permit. 277compilation. Such a compilation is called an "aggregate", and this
307When the Document is included in an aggregate, this License does not 278License does not apply to the other self-contained works thus compiled
308apply to the other works in the aggregate which are not themselves 279with the Document, on account of their being thus compiled, if they
309derivative works of the Document. 280are not themselves derivative works of the Document.
310 281
311If the Cover Text requirement of section 3 is applicable to these 282If the Cover Text requirement of section 3 is applicable to these
312copies of the Document, then if the Document is less than one half of 283copies of the Document, then if the Document is less than one quarter
313the entire aggregate, the Document's Cover Texts may be placed on 284of the entire aggregate, the Document's Cover Texts may be placed on
314covers that bracket the Document within the aggregate, or the 285covers that surround only the Document within the aggregate.
315electronic equivalent of covers if the Document is in electronic form. 286Otherwise they must appear on covers around the whole aggregate.
316Otherwise they must appear on printed covers that bracket the whole
317aggregate.
318 287
319 288
3208. TRANSLATION 2898. TRANSLATION
@@ -325,17 +294,10 @@ Replacing Invariant Sections with translations requires special
325permission from their copyright holders, but you may include 294permission from their copyright holders, but you may include
326translations of some or all Invariant Sections in addition to the 295translations of some or all Invariant Sections in addition to the
327original versions of these Invariant Sections. You may include a 296original versions of these Invariant Sections. You may include a
328translation of this License, and all the license notices in the 297translation of this License provided that you also include the
329Document, and any Warranty Disclaimers, provided that you also include 298original English version of this License. In case of a disagreement
330the original English version of this License and the original versions 299between the translation and the original English version of this
331of those notices and disclaimers. In case of a disagreement between 300License, the original English version will prevail.
332the translation and the original version of this License or a notice
333or disclaimer, the original version will prevail.
334
335If a section in the Document is Entitled "Acknowledgements",
336"Dedications", or "History", the requirement (section 4) to Preserve
337its Title (section 1) will typically require changing the actual
338title.
339 301
340 302
3419. TERMINATION 3039. TERMINATION
@@ -373,23 +335,19 @@ To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of
373the License in the document and put the following copyright and 335the License in the document and put the following copyright and
374license notices just after the title page: 336license notices just after the title page:
375 337
376 Copyright (c) YEAR YOUR NAME. 338 Copyright (c) YEAR YOUR NAME.
377 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document 339 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
378 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 340 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
379 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; 341 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
380 with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. 342 with the Invariant Sections being LIST THEIR TITLES, with the
381 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU 343 Front-Cover Texts being LIST, and with the Back-Cover Texts being LIST.
382 Free Documentation License". 344 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
383 345 Free Documentation License".
384If you have Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts and Back-Cover Texts, 346
385replace the "with...Texts." line with this: 347If you have no Invariant Sections, write "with no Invariant Sections"
386 348instead of saying which ones are invariant. If you have no
387 with the Invariant Sections being LIST THEIR TITLES, with the 349Front-Cover Texts, write "no Front-Cover Texts" instead of
388 Front-Cover Texts being LIST, and with the Back-Cover Texts being LIST. 350"Front-Cover Texts being LIST"; likewise for Back-Cover Texts.
389
390If you have Invariant Sections without Cover Texts, or some other
391combination of the three, merge those two alternatives to suit the
392situation.
393 351
394If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we 352If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we
395recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of 353recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of