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Audacity(R): free, open source, cross-platform audio software for
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multi-track recording and editing: https://www.audacityteam.org/ .
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User support is provided on Audacity Forum:
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https://forum.audacityteam.org/ .
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We welcome feedback on Audacity, suggestions for new or improved features,
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and bug reports. Please visit
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https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewforum.php?f=25 .
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Audacity is copyright (c) 1999-2021 by Audacity Team. This copyright
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notice applies to all documents in the Audacity source code archive,
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except as otherwise noted (mostly in the lib-src subdirectories).
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"Audacity" is a registered trademark of Dominic Mazzoni.
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The Audacity documentation is licensed under the Creative Commons
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Attribution 3.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode .
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Compilation instructions for Audacity are provided in the source code:
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* Windows: win\build.txt
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* macOS: mac/build.txt
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* GNU/Linux: linux/build.txt
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You can ask for help with compilation problems at:
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https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewforum.php?f=19 .
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If you want to suggest some simple text change in our code, please submit a
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pull request on https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pulls . It's usually
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best to discuss functional code changes with us first on audacity-devel:
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https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel .
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Version 3.0.3
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Contents of this README:
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1. Licensing
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2. Changes since version 3.0.2
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3. Known Issues at Release
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4. Source Code, Libraries and Additional Copyright Information
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1. Licensing
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
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Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
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option) any later version. The program source code is also freely
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available as per Section 4 of this README.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
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or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
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License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program (in a file called LICENSE.txt); if not, go
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to https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html or write to
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Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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59 Temple Place - Suite 330
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Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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2. Changes since version 3.0.0:
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Improvements
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* More information to help Audacity developers is now provided
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with most error reports.
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* Manage Macros dialog is now clearer about how to save and
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close the dialog, thanks to changes in buttons.
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* In MP3 export we removed a legacy option for a slower encoding
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that is no better than the faster one.
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See also: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/New_features_in_Audacity_3.0.2
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Bug Fixes
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Over 30 bugs in 3.0.0 fixed, including:
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* 2676 - Export: Incorrect handling over 0 dB
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* 2692 - Mac: VI users get trapped in radio buttons of Keyboard Preferences
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* 2694 - Coloring of tracks in Mixer Board are awry
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* 2696 - Metadata Editor: changed size is not remembered/restored on next use
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* 2697 - Linux: AUP3 projects use incorrect char size on "differently"
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configured wxWidgets
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* 2698 - Noise Gate fails silently if "hold" is non-zero
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* 2699 - Windows: Cannot edit labels with emoji in them correctly
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* 2701 - Progress dialog interferes with scripting
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* 2703 - Mac: EGAT preview dialog is hidden behind the EGAT dialog
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* 2704 - Mac: Stop button in EGATs with Preview does nor stop the preview
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* 2706 - Win: Vocal Reduction and Isolation most options fail
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* 2707 - Opened projects not being removed from "audacity.cfg"
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* 2708 - Nyquist effects fail silently with One hour plus stereo
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* 2709 - Mac: Missing sub-menu check marks in French
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* 2710 - Compressor with audio before T=0 crashes Audacity
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* 2714 - (Japanese & Korean) "Unable to parse project information"
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* 2716 - Cleared "Recent Files" are restored on next launch
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* 2718 - Failed to execute a project file command (on server)
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* 2720 - Cannot open project that's in a read only folder - error message vague
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* 2722 - Noise Gate fails on a one hour stereo selection
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See also: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_3.0.2
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3. Some Known Issues in 3.0.2:
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We have two significant bugs we would like help in tracking down:
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1) Audacity may occasionally report "Failed to open the project
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database". We don't think this is causing people to lose data.
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2) Audacity may offer to 'recover' a project at start up, when
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there is nothing to recover.
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If there are repeatable steps to make these bugs happen, this
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could help us track down what is causing them.
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For best workarounds and other known issues in 3.0.2, please see:
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https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_3.0.2/Issues
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4. Source Code, Libraries and Additional Copyright Information
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Source code to this program is always available; for more information visit
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our web site at:
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https://www.audacityteam.org/download/source
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Audacity is built upon other free libraries; some of these libraries may have
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come with Audacity in the lib-src directory. Others you are expected to install
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first if you want Audacity to have certain capabilities. Most of these libraries
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are not distributed under the terms of the GPL, but rather some other free,
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GPL-compatible license. Specifically:
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expat: BSD-like license.
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Provides XML parsing. Included with Audacity.
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FFmpeg: GPL or LGPL (according to how you obtain/configure it)
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Provides decoding/encoding of additional formats. Optional separate
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download.
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libid3tag: GPL
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Reads/writes ID3 tags in MP3 files. Optional
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separate download as part of libmad.
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libflac: Xiph.Org BSD-like licence (the parts we use)
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Decodes and Encodes Free Lossless Audio Codec files. Optional separate
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download.
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libmad: GPL
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Decodes MP3 files. Optional separate download.
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libmp3lame: LGPL
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Encodes MP3 files.
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libnyquist: BSD-like license.
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Functional language for manipulating audio; available
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within Audacity for effects processing.
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libogg: BSD-like license.
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Optional separate download, along with libvorbis.
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libsndfile: LGPL
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Reads and writes uncompressed PCM audio files.
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Included with Audacity.
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libsoxr: LGPL
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The SoX Resampler library performs one-dimensional sample-rate conversion.
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libvamp: new-style BSD
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Plug-in interface and support library for audio analysis plug-ins.
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Included with Audacity.
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libvorbis: BSD-like license.
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Decodes and encodes Ogg Vorbis files. Optional
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separate download.
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lv2: a merging of the lilv (ISC license), lv2 (LGPL), msinttypes, serd (ISC),
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sord, sratom, and suil libraries to support LV2 plug-ins.
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portsmf: BSD-like license.
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library for reading and writing midi files. Included with Audacity
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sbsms: GPL v2
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Pitch and tempo changing library. Included in Audacity
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SoundTouch: LGPL
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Changes tempo without changing pitch and vice versa.
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Included in audacity
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SQLite: Public Domain
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Small and fast SQL database engine.
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Included in audacity
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Twolame: LGPL
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Encodes MPEG I layer 2 audio (used in DVDs and Radio). Optional separate
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download.
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wxWidgets: wxWindows license (based on LGPL)
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Cross-platform GUI library - must be downloaded and
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compiled separately.
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For more information, see the documentation inside each library's
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source code directory.
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Additional copyright information:
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Nyquist
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Copyright (c) 2000-2021, by Roger B. Dannenberg
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All rights reserved.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
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list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright notice, the
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list of conditions, and the disclaimer, all three of which appear below under
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"COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE INFORMATION FOR XLISP."
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Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
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list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
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other materials provided with the distribution.
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Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the copyright notice, the
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list of conditions, and the disclaimer, all three of which appear below under
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"COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE INFORMATION FOR XLISP," in the documentation
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and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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Neither the name of Roger B. Dannenberg, Carnegie Mellon University, nor the
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names of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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from this software without specific prior written permission.
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COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE INFORMATION FOR XLISP (part of Nyquist):
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Copyright (c) 1984-2002, by David Michael Betz
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All rights reserved.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
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this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
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list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
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other materials provided with the distribution.
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Neither the name of David Michael Betz nor the names of any contributors may be
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used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
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prior written permission.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND
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CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
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INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
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MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
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DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
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CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
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NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
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LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
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CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
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STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
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ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
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ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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