Toshiba BDX3100 User Manual

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ing. changes. to. the. library. and. recompiling. it...

And.you.must.show.them.these.terms.so.they.

know.their.rights.. .

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..We.protect.your.rights.with.a.two-step.meth-

od: (1) we copyright the library, and (2) we of-

fer you this license, which gives you legal

permission to copy, distribute and/or modify the

library.. .

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To protect each distributor, we want to make

it.very.clear.that.there.is.no.warranty.for.the.

free library. Also, if the library is modified

by someone else and passed on, the re-

cipients.should.know.that.what.they.have.is.

not the original version, so that the original

author's reputation will not be affected by

problems.that.might.be.introduced.by.oth-

ers. Finally, software patents pose a con-

stant.threat.to.the.existence.of.

any.free.program...We.wish.to.make.sure.

that.a.company.cannot.effectively.restrict.

the.users.of.a.free.program.by.obtaining.

a.restrictive.license.from.a.patent.holder...

Therefore, we insist that any patent license

obtained.for.a.version.of.the.library.must.be

consistent.with.the.full.freedom.of.use.

specified in this license.

Most GNU software, including some li-

braries, is covered by the ordinary GNU

General Public License. This license, the

GNU Lesser General Public License, ap-

plies to certain designated libraries, and

is quite different from the ordinary General

Public.License...We.use.this.license.for.certain.

libraries.in.order.to.permit.linking.those.librar-

ies.into.non-free.programs.. .

When a program is linked with a library,

whether statically or using a shared library, the

combination.of.the.two.is.legally.speaking.a

combined work, a derivative of the original li-

brary...The.ordinary.General.Public.License.

therefore.permits.such.linking.only.if.the.

entire combination fits its criteria of freedom.

The.Lesser.General.Public.License.permits.

more.lax.criteria.for.linking.other.code.with

the.library..

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..We.

call.this.license.the."Lesser".General.Public.

License.because.it.does.Less.to.protect.the.

user's freedom than the ordinary General

Public.License...It.also.provides.other.free.

software.developers.Less.of.an.advantage.

over.competing.non-free.programs...These.

disadvantages.are.the.reason.we.use.the.

ordinary.General.Public.License.for.many.

libraries. However, the Lesser license provides

advantages.in.certain.special.circumstances...

For example, on rare occasions, there may be

a.special.need.to.encourage.the.widest.pos-

sible 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 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..In.other.

cases, permission to use a particular library in

non-free.programs.enables.a.greater.number.

of.people.to.use.a.large.body.of.free.software...

For example, permission to use the GNU C

Library.in.non-free.programs.enables.many.

more.people.to.use.the.whole.GNU.operating.

system, as well as its variant, the GNU/Linux

operating.system..Although.the.Lesser.General.

Public.License.is.Less.protective.of.the

users' freedom, it does ensure that the user

of.a.program.that.is.linked.with.the.Library.

has.the.freedom.and.the.wherewithal.to.run.

that program using a modified version of the

Library..The.precise.terms.and.conditions.

for copying, distribution and modification

follow...Pay.close.attention.to.the.difference.

between.a."work.based.on.the.library".and.

a."work.that.uses.the.library"...The.for-

mer contains code derived from the library,

whereas.the.latter.must.be.combined.with.the.

library.in.order.to.run..

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING,

DISTRIBUTION.AND.MODIFICATION.

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..0..This.License.Agreement.applies.to.any.

software.library.or.other.program.which.con-

tains.a.notice.placed.by.the.copyright.holder.or.

other.authorized.party.saying.it.may.be.

distributed.under.the.terms.of.this.Lesser.

General.Public.License.(also.called."this.

License").Each.licensee.is.addressed.as."you"...

A."library".means.a.collection.of.software.

functions.and/or.data.prepared.so.as.to.be.

conveniently.linked.with.application.programs.

(which.use.some.of.those.functions.and.data).

to.form.executables..

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The "Library", below, refers to any such

software.library.or.work.which.has.been.

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