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rlm@0 469 safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
rlm@0 470 convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the
rlm@0 471 "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
rlm@0 472
rlm@0 473 <one line to give the library's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
rlm@0 474 Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
rlm@0 475
rlm@0 476 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
rlm@0 477 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
rlm@0 478 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
rlm@0 479 version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
rlm@0 480
rlm@0 481 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
rlm@0 482 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
rlm@0 483 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
rlm@0 484 Lesser General Public License for more details.
rlm@0 485
rlm@0 486 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
rlm@0 487 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
rlm@0 488 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
rlm@0 489
rlm@0 490 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
rlm@0 491
rlm@0 492 You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
rlm@0 493 school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library, if
rlm@0 494 necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:
rlm@0 495
rlm@0 496 Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the
rlm@0 497 library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James Random Hacker.
rlm@0 498
rlm@0 499 <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990
rlm@0 500 Ty Coon, President of Vice
rlm@0 501
rlm@0 502 That's all there is to it!
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