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License</h1>

<p>The Mini-XML library and included programs are provided under
the terms of the GNU Library General Public License version 2
(LGPL2) with the following exceptions:</p>

<p><b>1.</b> Static linking of applications to the Mini-XML
library does not constitute a derivative work and does
not require the author to provide source code for the
application, use the shared Mini-XML libraries, or link
their applications against a user-supplied version of
Mini-XML.</p>

<p><i>If you link the application to a modified version
of Mini-XML, then the changes to Mini-XML must be
provided under the terms of the LGPL2 in sections 1, 2,
and 4.</i></p>

<p><b>2.</b> You do not have to provide a copy of the Mini-XML
license with programs that are linked to the Mini-XML
library, nor do you have to identify the Mini-XML license
in your program or documentation as required by section 6
of the LGPL2.</p>

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