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有关ecos2。0介绍了实时嵌入式的结构以及线程调度的实现和内存的管理等

along&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program.<br>
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You&nbsp;may&nbsp;charge&nbsp;a&nbsp;fee&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;physical&nbsp;act&nbsp;of&nbsp;transferring&nbsp;a&nbsp;copy,&nbsp;and<br>
you&nbsp;may&nbsp;at&nbsp;your&nbsp;option&nbsp;offer&nbsp;warranty&nbsp;protection&nbsp;in&nbsp;exchange&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;fee.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;You&nbsp;may&nbsp;modify&nbsp;your&nbsp;copy&nbsp;or&nbsp;copies&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;or&nbsp;any&nbsp;portion<br>
of&nbsp;it,&nbsp;thus&nbsp;forming&nbsp;a&nbsp;work&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program,&nbsp;and&nbsp;copy&nbsp;and<br>
distribute&nbsp;such&nbsp;modifications&nbsp;or&nbsp;work&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;Section&nbsp;1<br>
above,&nbsp;provided&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;also&nbsp;meet&nbsp;all&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;conditions:<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)&nbsp;You&nbsp;must&nbsp;cause&nbsp;the&nbsp;modified&nbsp;files&nbsp;to&nbsp;carry&nbsp;prominent&nbsp;notices<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;stating&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;changed&nbsp;the&nbsp;files&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;date&nbsp;of&nbsp;any&nbsp;change.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)&nbsp;You&nbsp;must&nbsp;cause&nbsp;any&nbsp;work&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;or&nbsp;publish,&nbsp;that&nbsp;in<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;whole&nbsp;or&nbsp;in&nbsp;part&nbsp;contains&nbsp;or&nbsp;is&nbsp;derived&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;or&nbsp;any<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;part&nbsp;thereof,&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;licensed&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;whole&nbsp;at&nbsp;no&nbsp;charge&nbsp;to&nbsp;all&nbsp;third<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;parties&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;License.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)&nbsp;If&nbsp;the&nbsp;modified&nbsp;program&nbsp;normally&nbsp;reads&nbsp;commands&nbsp;interactively<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;when&nbsp;run,&nbsp;you&nbsp;must&nbsp;cause&nbsp;it,&nbsp;when&nbsp;started&nbsp;running&nbsp;for&nbsp;such<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;interactive&nbsp;use&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;ordinary&nbsp;way,&nbsp;to&nbsp;print&nbsp;or&nbsp;display&nbsp;an<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;announcement&nbsp;including&nbsp;an&nbsp;appropriate&nbsp;copyright&nbsp;notice&nbsp;and&nbsp;a<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;notice&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;no&nbsp;warranty&nbsp;(or&nbsp;else,&nbsp;saying&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;provide<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a&nbsp;warranty)&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;users&nbsp;may&nbsp;redistribute&nbsp;the&nbsp;program&nbsp;under<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;these&nbsp;conditions,&nbsp;and&nbsp;telling&nbsp;the&nbsp;user&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;view&nbsp;a&nbsp;copy&nbsp;of&nbsp;this<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;License.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Exception:&nbsp;if&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;itself&nbsp;is&nbsp;interactive&nbsp;but<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;normally&nbsp;print&nbsp;such&nbsp;an&nbsp;announcement,&nbsp;your&nbsp;work&nbsp;based&nbsp;on<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;required&nbsp;to&nbsp;print&nbsp;an&nbsp;announcement.)<br>
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These&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;apply&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;modified&nbsp;work&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;whole.&nbsp;&nbsp;If<br>
identifiable&nbsp;sections&nbsp;of&nbsp;that&nbsp;work&nbsp;are&nbsp;not&nbsp;derived&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program,<br>
and&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;reasonably&nbsp;considered&nbsp;independent&nbsp;and&nbsp;separate&nbsp;works&nbsp;in<br>
themselves,&nbsp;then&nbsp;this&nbsp;License,&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;terms,&nbsp;do&nbsp;not&nbsp;apply&nbsp;to&nbsp;those<br>
sections&nbsp;when&nbsp;you&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;them&nbsp;as&nbsp;separate&nbsp;works.&nbsp;&nbsp;But&nbsp;when&nbsp;you<br>
distribute&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;sections&nbsp;as&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;whole&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;work&nbsp;based<br>
on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program,&nbsp;the&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole&nbsp;must&nbsp;be&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of<br>
this&nbsp;License,&nbsp;whose&nbsp;permissions&nbsp;for&nbsp;other&nbsp;licensees&nbsp;extend&nbsp;to&nbsp;the<br>
entire&nbsp;whole,&nbsp;and&nbsp;thus&nbsp;to&nbsp;each&nbsp;and&nbsp;every&nbsp;part&nbsp;regardless&nbsp;of&nbsp;who&nbsp;wrote&nbsp;it.<br>
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Thus,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;the&nbsp;intent&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;section&nbsp;to&nbsp;claim&nbsp;rights&nbsp;or&nbsp;contest<br>
your&nbsp;rights&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;written&nbsp;entirely&nbsp;by&nbsp;you;&nbsp;rather,&nbsp;the&nbsp;intent&nbsp;is&nbsp;to<br>
exercise&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;to&nbsp;control&nbsp;the&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;of&nbsp;derivative&nbsp;or<br>
collective&nbsp;works&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program.<br>
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In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;mere&nbsp;aggregation&nbsp;of&nbsp;another&nbsp;work&nbsp;not&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program<br>
with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;(or&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;work&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program)&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;volume&nbsp;of<br>
a&nbsp;storage&nbsp;or&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;medium&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;bring&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;work&nbsp;under<br>
the&nbsp;scope&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;License.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;You&nbsp;may&nbsp;copy&nbsp;and&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;(or&nbsp;a&nbsp;work&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;it,<br>
under&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2)&nbsp;in&nbsp;object&nbsp;code&nbsp;or&nbsp;executable&nbsp;form&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of<br>
Sections&nbsp;1&nbsp;and&nbsp;2&nbsp;above&nbsp;provided&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;also&nbsp;do&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;following:<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a)&nbsp;Accompany&nbsp;it&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;complete&nbsp;corresponding&nbsp;machine-readable<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;source&nbsp;code,&nbsp;which&nbsp;must&nbsp;be&nbsp;distributed&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;Sections<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1&nbsp;and&nbsp;2&nbsp;above&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;medium&nbsp;customarily&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;software&nbsp;interchange;&nbsp;or,<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b)&nbsp;Accompany&nbsp;it&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;written&nbsp;offer,&nbsp;valid&nbsp;for&nbsp;at&nbsp;least&nbsp;three<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;years,&nbsp;to&nbsp;give&nbsp;any&nbsp;third&nbsp;party,&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;charge&nbsp;no&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;your<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cost&nbsp;of&nbsp;physically&nbsp;performing&nbsp;source&nbsp;distribution,&nbsp;a&nbsp;complete<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;machine-readable&nbsp;copy&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;corresponding&nbsp;source&nbsp;code,&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;distributed&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;Sections&nbsp;1&nbsp;and&nbsp;2&nbsp;above&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;medium<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;customarily&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;software&nbsp;interchange;&nbsp;or,<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c)&nbsp;Accompany&nbsp;it&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;information&nbsp;you&nbsp;received&nbsp;as&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;offer<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;corresponding&nbsp;source&nbsp;code.&nbsp;&nbsp;(This&nbsp;alternative&nbsp;is<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;allowed&nbsp;only&nbsp;for&nbsp;noncommercial&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;and&nbsp;only&nbsp;if&nbsp;you<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;received&nbsp;the&nbsp;program&nbsp;in&nbsp;object&nbsp;code&nbsp;or&nbsp;executable&nbsp;form&nbsp;with&nbsp;such<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;an&nbsp;offer,&nbsp;in&nbsp;accord&nbsp;with&nbsp;Subsection&nbsp;b&nbsp;above.)<br>
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The&nbsp;source&nbsp;code&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;work&nbsp;means&nbsp;the&nbsp;preferred&nbsp;form&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;work&nbsp;for<br>
making&nbsp;modifications&nbsp;to&nbsp;it.&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;an&nbsp;executable&nbsp;work,&nbsp;complete&nbsp;source<br>
code&nbsp;means&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;source&nbsp;code&nbsp;for&nbsp;all&nbsp;modules&nbsp;it&nbsp;contains,&nbsp;plus&nbsp;any<br>
associated&nbsp;interface&nbsp;definition&nbsp;files,&nbsp;plus&nbsp;the&nbsp;scripts&nbsp;used&nbsp;to<br>
control&nbsp;compilation&nbsp;and&nbsp;installation&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;executable.&nbsp;&nbsp;However,&nbsp;as&nbsp;a<br>
special&nbsp;exception,&nbsp;the&nbsp;source&nbsp;code&nbsp;distributed&nbsp;need&nbsp;not&nbsp;include<br>
anything&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;normally&nbsp;distributed&nbsp;(in&nbsp;either&nbsp;source&nbsp;or&nbsp;binary<br>
form)&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;major&nbsp;components&nbsp;(compiler,&nbsp;kernel,&nbsp;and&nbsp;so&nbsp;on)&nbsp;of&nbsp;the<br>
operating&nbsp;system&nbsp;on&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;executable&nbsp;runs,&nbsp;unless&nbsp;that&nbsp;component<br>
itself&nbsp;accompanies&nbsp;the&nbsp;executable.<br>
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If&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;of&nbsp;executable&nbsp;or&nbsp;object&nbsp;code&nbsp;is&nbsp;made&nbsp;by&nbsp;offering<br>
access&nbsp;to&nbsp;copy&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;designated&nbsp;place,&nbsp;then&nbsp;offering&nbsp;equivalent<br>
access&nbsp;to&nbsp;copy&nbsp;the&nbsp;source&nbsp;code&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;place&nbsp;counts&nbsp;as<br>
distribution&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;source&nbsp;code,&nbsp;even&nbsp;though&nbsp;third&nbsp;parties&nbsp;are&nbsp;not<br>
compelled&nbsp;to&nbsp;copy&nbsp;the&nbsp;source&nbsp;along&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;object&nbsp;code.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;You&nbsp;may&nbsp;not&nbsp;copy,&nbsp;modify,&nbsp;sublicense,&nbsp;or&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program<br>
except&nbsp;as&nbsp;expressly&nbsp;provided&nbsp;under&nbsp;this&nbsp;License.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any&nbsp;attempt<br>
otherwise&nbsp;to&nbsp;copy,&nbsp;modify,&nbsp;sublicense&nbsp;or&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;is<br>
void,&nbsp;and&nbsp;will&nbsp;automatically&nbsp;terminate&nbsp;your&nbsp;rights&nbsp;under&nbsp;this&nbsp;License.<br>
However,&nbsp;parties&nbsp;who&nbsp;have&nbsp;received&nbsp;copies,&nbsp;or&nbsp;rights,&nbsp;from&nbsp;you&nbsp;under<br>
this&nbsp;License&nbsp;will&nbsp;not&nbsp;have&nbsp;their&nbsp;licenses&nbsp;terminated&nbsp;so&nbsp;long&nbsp;as&nbsp;such<br>
parties&nbsp;remain&nbsp;in&nbsp;full&nbsp;compliance.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.&nbsp;You&nbsp;are&nbsp;not&nbsp;required&nbsp;to&nbsp;accept&nbsp;this&nbsp;License,&nbsp;since&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;not<br>
signed&nbsp;it.&nbsp;&nbsp;However,&nbsp;nothing&nbsp;else&nbsp;grants&nbsp;you&nbsp;permission&nbsp;to&nbsp;modify&nbsp;or<br>
distribute&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;or&nbsp;its&nbsp;derivative&nbsp;works.&nbsp;&nbsp;These&nbsp;actions&nbsp;are<br>
prohibited&nbsp;by&nbsp;law&nbsp;if&nbsp;you&nbsp;do&nbsp;not&nbsp;accept&nbsp;this&nbsp;License.&nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore,&nbsp;by<br>
modifying&nbsp;or&nbsp;distributing&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;(or&nbsp;any&nbsp;work&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the<br>
Program),&nbsp;you&nbsp;indicate&nbsp;your&nbsp;acceptance&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;License&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;so,&nbsp;and<br>
all&nbsp;its&nbsp;terms&nbsp;and&nbsp;conditions&nbsp;for&nbsp;copying,&nbsp;distributing&nbsp;or&nbsp;modifying<br>
the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;or&nbsp;works&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;it.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;6.&nbsp;Each&nbsp;time&nbsp;you&nbsp;redistribute&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;(or&nbsp;any&nbsp;work&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the<br>
Program),&nbsp;the&nbsp;recipient&nbsp;automatically&nbsp;receives&nbsp;a&nbsp;license&nbsp;from&nbsp;the<br>
original&nbsp;licensor&nbsp;to&nbsp;copy,&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;or&nbsp;modify&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;subject&nbsp;to<br>
these&nbsp;terms&nbsp;and&nbsp;conditions.&nbsp;&nbsp;You&nbsp;may&nbsp;not&nbsp;impose&nbsp;any&nbsp;further<br>
restrictions&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;recipients'&nbsp;exercise&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;rights&nbsp;granted&nbsp;herein.<br>
You&nbsp;are&nbsp;not&nbsp;responsible&nbsp;for&nbsp;enforcing&nbsp;compliance&nbsp;by&nbsp;third&nbsp;parties&nbsp;to<br>
this&nbsp;License.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;7.&nbsp;If,&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;consequence&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;court&nbsp;judgment&nbsp;or&nbsp;allegation&nbsp;of&nbsp;patent<br>
infringement&nbsp;or&nbsp;for&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;reason&nbsp;(not&nbsp;limited&nbsp;to&nbsp;patent&nbsp;issues),<br>
conditions&nbsp;are&nbsp;imposed&nbsp;on&nbsp;you&nbsp;(whether&nbsp;by&nbsp;court&nbsp;order,&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;or<br>
otherwise)&nbsp;that&nbsp;contradict&nbsp;the&nbsp;conditions&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;License,&nbsp;they&nbsp;do&nbsp;not<br>
excuse&nbsp;you&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;conditions&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;License.&nbsp;&nbsp;If&nbsp;you&nbsp;cannot<br>
distribute&nbsp;so&nbsp;as&nbsp;to&nbsp;satisfy&nbsp;simultaneously&nbsp;your&nbsp;obligations&nbsp;under&nbsp;this<br>
License&nbsp;and&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;pertinent&nbsp;obligations,&nbsp;then&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;consequence&nbsp;you<br>
may&nbsp;not&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;at&nbsp;all.&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;example,&nbsp;if&nbsp;a&nbsp;patent<br>
license&nbsp;would&nbsp;not&nbsp;permit&nbsp;royalty-free&nbsp;redistribution&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;by<br>
all&nbsp;those&nbsp;who&nbsp;receive&nbsp;copies&nbsp;directly&nbsp;or&nbsp;indirectly&nbsp;through&nbsp;you,&nbsp;then<br>
the&nbsp;only&nbsp;way&nbsp;you&nbsp;could&nbsp;satisfy&nbsp;both&nbsp;it&nbsp;and&nbsp;this&nbsp;License&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;to<br>
refrain&nbsp;entirely&nbsp;from&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program.<br>
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If&nbsp;any&nbsp;portion&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;section&nbsp;is&nbsp;held&nbsp;invalid&nbsp;or&nbsp;unenforceable&nbsp;under<br>
any&nbsp;particular&nbsp;circumstance,&nbsp;the&nbsp;balance&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;section&nbsp;is&nbsp;intended&nbsp;to<br>
apply&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;section&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;whole&nbsp;is&nbsp;intended&nbsp;to&nbsp;apply&nbsp;in&nbsp;other<br>
circumstances.<br>
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It&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;the&nbsp;purpose&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;section&nbsp;to&nbsp;induce&nbsp;you&nbsp;to&nbsp;infringe&nbsp;any<br>
patents&nbsp;or&nbsp;other&nbsp;property&nbsp;right&nbsp;claims&nbsp;or&nbsp;to&nbsp;contest&nbsp;validity&nbsp;of&nbsp;any<br>
such&nbsp;claims;&nbsp;this&nbsp;section&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;sole&nbsp;purpose&nbsp;of&nbsp;protecting&nbsp;the<br>
integrity&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;free&nbsp;software&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;system,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is<br>
implemented&nbsp;by&nbsp;public&nbsp;license&nbsp;practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;Many&nbsp;people&nbsp;have&nbsp;made<br>
generous&nbsp;contributions&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;wide&nbsp;range&nbsp;of&nbsp;software&nbsp;distributed<br>
through&nbsp;that&nbsp;system&nbsp;in&nbsp;reliance&nbsp;on&nbsp;consistent&nbsp;application&nbsp;of&nbsp;that<br>
system;&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;author/donor&nbsp;to&nbsp;decide&nbsp;if&nbsp;he&nbsp;or&nbsp;she&nbsp;is&nbsp;willing<br>
to&nbsp;distribute&nbsp;software&nbsp;through&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;system&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;licensee&nbsp;cannot<br>
impose&nbsp;that&nbsp;choice.<br>
<br>
This&nbsp;section&nbsp;is&nbsp;intended&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;thoroughly&nbsp;clear&nbsp;what&nbsp;is&nbsp;believed&nbsp;to<br>
be&nbsp;a&nbsp;consequence&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;License.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;8.&nbsp;If&nbsp;the&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;and/or&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;is&nbsp;restricted&nbsp;in<br>
certain&nbsp;countries&nbsp;either&nbsp;by&nbsp;patents&nbsp;or&nbsp;by&nbsp;copyrighted&nbsp;interfaces,&nbsp;the<br>
original&nbsp;copyright&nbsp;holder&nbsp;who&nbsp;places&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program&nbsp;under&nbsp;this&nbsp;License<br>
may&nbsp;add&nbsp;an&nbsp;explicit&nbsp;geographical&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;limitation&nbsp;excluding<br>
those&nbsp;countries,&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;is&nbsp;permitted&nbsp;only&nbsp;in&nbsp;or&nbsp;among<br>
countries&nbsp;not&nbsp;thus&nbsp;excluded.&nbsp;&nbsp;In&nbsp;such&nbsp;case,&nbsp;this&nbsp;License&nbsp;incorporates<br>
the&nbsp;limitation&nbsp;as&nbsp;if&nbsp;written&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;body&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;License.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;9.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Software&nbsp;Foundation&nbsp;may&nbsp;publish&nbsp;revised&nbsp;and/or&nbsp;new&nbsp;versions<br>
of&nbsp;the&nbsp;General&nbsp;Public&nbsp;License&nbsp;from&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;time.&nbsp;&nbsp;Such&nbsp;new&nbsp;versions&nbsp;will<br>
be&nbsp;similar&nbsp;in&nbsp;spirit&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;present&nbsp;version,&nbsp;but&nbsp;may&nbsp;differ&nbsp;in&nbsp;detail&nbsp;to<br>
address&nbsp;new&nbsp;problems&nbsp;or&nbsp;concerns.<br>
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Each&nbsp;version&nbsp;is&nbsp;given&nbsp;a&nbsp;distinguishing&nbsp;version&nbsp;number.&nbsp;&nbsp;If&nbsp;the&nbsp;Program<br>
specifies&nbsp;a&nbsp;version&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;License&nbsp;which&nbsp;applies&nbsp;to&nbsp;it&nbsp;and&nbsp;"any<br>
later&nbsp;version",&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;option&nbsp;of&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;terms&nbsp;and&nbsp;conditions<br>