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is
inrerfaco-
c.l.lrrtpulibk
with the
ver~."")f1
rhM
thl.'
W(nk Wl'Uli
made wirh,
c, ("\c(,'O.n1P:ll.ly the won. wirh u wrirrcn f.)ffer, ""did f()rat
lea~t
three
yean.
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gi\."c
t.he !'aulC user the
lnat.et"iDl~
specified in
SUbllil.·f,:tK1U
6c:t,
above, far
Il
dhUg'.' no
J11lJT'C
rhan tbe alit'
of p<.>rf()nJling
this
di~t.ributkm.
d) If
di.~ril:>ulkm
(If II,,· W\>rlt i. m.'>de by olfc:rillg
.,:c,e" tt>
ropy
fTom
a designared
pl.'ICC, offu l'(lui"aknr. OlCces. 10 GOpy
tbe
4bo\."t:
s(X"f.;tied
nurerials
frtnn
lbe
S<U1.1t!
place~
e)
Verify
that me ust.!T
bl:I~
alreAdy r(:Cch"L'(t a copy
o"th~
nw.erii.lls
or
flU\(
~'1.')tJ
havc <'llread}' tWnr thi.")
USt'T.
,,<.'opy,
For an
~,ecUf.ablc..
thl'
rcquin.'(t
,hlfUl of tht,
"work
rbtu. Ul'es thl' LiN-dry"
ll)UIo1.
tncludt!
tuty data and uriHty pmgJ'aJn!>
Ix~('dcd
fnr rcpnxiu(:iug tht'
e~u.l<\ble
from it UtJ'WCH'T,
as a
~pecial
f..":'1.(,.'l·,xion, Ihe
mah.~riah
lo be
dhrributt.a nf..' t "<.l not
indude
ul.lYth~
lhal
is
nonually
d'mlribu.t.l3\i
{in ciihl'r sourCl!:
()f
hiniU'y
ti"x'm)
with the
mi.yOI'
(.'omIX)IlMtlli
(<'·ompilcr.
kt'Tllel, ,md tliO
C.1Il) ()f rhe
opt'TUting
S,)' l litl.>l1.l
on
whkh
the
\tUlCtIt.'\ble
rullS,
unkll'.; ihi.ll cOlllp()nt·tllltself
(I«:(lfnpanies lhc
('J.t'<.'Urilhlc-,
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