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 \page	license	J - Software License

<P ALIGN="RIGHT">December 11, 2001</P>

<P>The FLTK library and included programs are provided under the terms
of the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL) with the following
exceptions:</P>

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	<LI>Modifications to the FLTK configure script, config
	header file, and makefiles by themselves to support
	a specific platform do not constitute a modified or
	derivative work.<BR>
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	The authors do request that such modifications be
	contributed to the FLTK project - send all
	contributions to "fltk-bugs@fltk.org".<BR>
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	<LI>Widgets that are subclassed from FLTK widgets do not
	constitute a derivative work.<BR>
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	<LI>Static linking of applications and widgets to the
	FLTK library does not constitute a derivative work
	and does not require the author to provide source
	code for the application or widget, use the shared
	FLTK libraries, or link their applications or
	widgets against a user-supplied version of FLTK.<BR>
	<BR>
	If you link the application or widget to a modified
	version of FLTK, then the changes to FLTK must be
	provided under the terms of the LGPL in sections
	1, 2, and 4.<BR>
	<BR>
	</LI>

	<LI>You do not have to provide a copy of the FLTK license
	with programs that are linked to the FLTK library, nor
	do you have to identify the FLTK license in your
	program or documentation as required by section 6
	of the LGPL.<BR>
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	However, programs must still identify their use of FLTK.
	The following example statement can be included in user
	documentation to satisfy this requirement:<BR>
	<BR>
	<I>[program/widget] is based in part on the work of
	the FLTK project (http://www.fltk.org).</I></LI>

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