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Aladdin Free Public License
(Version 9, September 18, 2000)
Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Aladdin Enterprises,
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0. Subject Matter
This License applies to the computer program known as "AFPL
Ghostscript." The "Program", below, refers to such program. The
Program is a copyrighted work whose copyright is held by artofcode
LLC, located in Benicia, California (the "Licensor"). Please note that
AFPL Ghostscript is neither the program known as "GNU Ghostscript" nor
the version of Ghostscript available for commercial licensing from
Artifex Software Inc.
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