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@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ special circumstances.
For example, on rare occasions, there may be a special need to
encourage the widest possible use of a certain library, so that it
-becomes
-a de-facto standard. To achieve this, non-free programs must be
-allowed to use the library. A more frequent case is that a free
+becomes a de-facto standard. To achieve this, non-free programs must
+be allowed to use the library. A more frequent case is that a free
library does the same job as widely used non-free libraries. In this
case, there is little to gain by limiting the free library to free
software only, so we use the Lesser General Public License.
@@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ included without limitation in the term "modification".)
making modifications to it. For a library, complete source code means
all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated
interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control
-compilation
-and installation of the library.
+compilation and installation of the library.
Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of
@@ -307,10 +305,10 @@ of these things:
the user installs one, as long as the modified version is
interface-compatible with the version that the work was made with.
- c) Accompany the work with a written offer, valid for at
- least three years, to give the same user the materials
- specified in Subsection 6a, above, for a charge no more
- than the cost of performing this distribution.
+ c) Accompany the work with a written offer, valid for at least
+ three years, to give the same user the materials specified in
+ Subsection 6a, above, for a charge no more than the cost of
+ performing this distribution.
d) If distribution of the work is made by offering access to copy
from a designated place, offer equivalent access to copy the above
@@ -477,14 +475,13 @@ have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full
notice is found.
- <one line to give the library's name and a brief idea of what it
-does.>
+ <one line to give the library's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
@@ -495,17 +492,15 @@ does.>
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper
-mail.
+Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or
-your
-school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library, if
-necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:
+your school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library,
+if necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:
Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the
library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James
-Random Hacker.
+ Random Hacker.
<signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990
Ty Coon, President of Vice