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1AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
2Version 1, March 2002
3
4Copyright © 2002 Affero Inc.
5510 Third Street - Suite 225, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
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7This license is a modified version of the GNU General Public License copyright
8(C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. made with their permission.
9Section 2(d) has been added to cover use of software over a computer network.
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14Preamble
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