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>Blender Documentation Volume I - User Guide: Last modified April 29 2004 S68</TH
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>When one hears about "free software", the first thing that comes to
    mind might be "no cost". While this is true in most cases, the term "free
    software" as used by the Free Software Foundation (originators of the GNU
    Project and creators of the GNU General Public License) is intended to
    mean "free as in freedom" rather than the "no cost" sense (which is
    usually referred to as "free as in free beer"). Free software in this
    sense is software which you are free to use, copy, modify, redistribute,
    with no limit. Contrast this with the licensing of most commercial
    software packages, where you are allowed to load the software on a single
    computer, are allowed to make no copies, and never see the source code.
    Free software allows incredible freedom to the end user; in addition,
    since the source code is available universally, there are many more
    chances for bugs to be caught and fixed.</P
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>When a program is licensed under the GNU General Public License (the
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>you have the right to copy and distribute the program;</P
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>you have the right to improve the program, and release your
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>In return for these rights, you have some responsibilities if you
    distribute a GPL'd program, responsibilities that are designed to protect
    your freedoms and the freedoms of others: <P
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>You must provide a copy of the GPL with the program, so that
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>You must include the source code or make the source code
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>If you modify the code and distribute the modified version,
          you must license your modifications under the GPL and make the
          source code of your changes available. (You may not use GPL'd code
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