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meillo@0 1 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
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meillo@0 313 If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
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meillo@0 316 Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
meillo@0 317 Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
meillo@0 318 This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
meillo@0 319 under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
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meillo@0 321 The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
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meillo@0 330 Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
meillo@0 331 `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
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meillo@0 333 <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
meillo@0 334 Ty Coon, President of Vice
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