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# Line 12  license.  Any discrepancy regarding lice Line 12  license.  Any discrepancy regarding lice
12  document and any given source file is a bug, please report it.  document and any given source file is a bug, please report it.
13    
14  The overall intent of the Guile license is for the source to be  The overall intent of the Guile license is for the source to be
15  covered under the GNU Public License, along with whatever additional  covered under the GNU General Public License, along with whatever
16  exceptions are necessary so that just linking an application against  additional exceptions are necessary so that just linking an
17  Guile doesn't (by itself) make that application subject to the  application against Guile doesn't (by itself) make that application
18  restrictions of the GPL.  subject to the restrictions of the GPL.
19    
20  More specifically, most files in Guile are covered under the terms of  More specifically, most files in Guile are covered under the terms of
21  the GNU General Public License, which should be included with the  the GNU General Public License, which should be included with the
# Line 25  copy of this license from the Free Softw Line 25  copy of this license from the Free Softw
25  Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.  Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
26    
27  In addition, all of the files that actually become a part of the final  In addition, all of the files that actually become a part of the final
28  Guile executables are subject to a special exception to the GNU  Guile library "libguile" are subject to a special exception to the GNU
29  General Public License.  This exception is included in the section  General Public License.  This exception is included in the section
30  titled "Guile GPL Exception" below, and will henceforth be referred to  titled "Guile GPL Exception" below, and will henceforth be referred to
31  as the Guile GPL Exception.  as the Guile GPL Exception.
# Line 36  alone.  Examples include many files used Line 36  alone.  Examples include many files used
36  example files, etc.  example files, etc.
37    
38  Finally, some of the files in the guile-readline directory are covered  Finally, some of the files in the guile-readline directory are covered
39  only by the GNU Public License, but Guile has been designed to load  only by the GNU Public License, but Guile does not make use of these
40  these files in a way that will not violate the GNU Public License.  files by default.  If you decide to use guile-readline for your
41    application, you must (as always) respect the license terms of it and
42    consequently, the exception granted for libguile becomes ineffective.
43    
44    The same is true for any other additional code that you might want to
45    use with Guile.  The exception is only granted for the core of Guile,
46    the library libguile, and is not automatically extended to other code
47    that relates to Guile.
48    
49  Section: GUILE GPL EXCEPTION  Section: GUILE GPL EXCEPTION
50  ----------------------------  ----------------------------

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