Changeset 17e2357 for COPYING


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     540You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
     541school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library, if
     542necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
     543
     544  Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the
     545  library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James Random Hacker.
     546
     547  <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990
     548  Ty Coon, President of Vice
     549
     550That's all there is to it!
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