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+COPYRIGHT STATEMENTS AND LICENSING TERMS
+
+Bold is Copyright (C) 2009 Amand "alrj" Tihon <amand.tihon@alrj.org>
+
+Bold is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later
+version.
+
+Bold is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+for more details.
+
+Files that have exception clauses are licensed under the terms of the
+GNU General Public License; either version 3, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+Bold.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+The following runtime libraries are licensed under the terms of the
+GNU General Public License (v3 or later) with version 1.0 of the Bold
+Runtime Library Exception (included in this file):
+
+- Import by hash (runtime/bold_ibh_*)
+
+
+
+BOLD RUNTIME LIBRARY EXCEPTION
+
+Version 1.0, 8 August 2009
+
+Copyright (C) 2009 Amand Tihon <amand.tihon@alrj.org>
+
+Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
+license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+
+This Bold Runtime Library Exception ("Exception") is an additional
+permission under section 7 of the GNU General Public License, version
+3 ("GPLv3"). It applies to a given file (the "Runtime Library") that
+bears a notice placed by the copyright holder of the file stating that
+the file is governed by GPLv3 along with this Exception.
+
+When you use Bold to link a program, Bold may combine portions of
+certain Bold runtime libraries with the compiled program. The purpose
+of this Exception is to allow linking non-GPL (including proprietary)
+programs to use, in this way, the runtime libraries covered by this
+Exception.
+
+0. Definitions.
+
+A file is an "Independent Module" if it either requires the Runtime
+Library for execution after a Linking Process, or makes use of an
+interface provided by the Runtime Library, but is not otherwise based
+on the Runtime Library.
+
+"Bold" means a version of the Byte Optimized Linker, with or without
+modifications, governed by version 3 (or a specified later version) of
+the GNU General Public License (GPL) with the option of using any
+subsequent versions published by the FSF.
+
+"GPL-compatible Software" is software whose conditions of propagation,
+modification and use would permit combination with Bold in accord with
+the license of Bold.
+
+"Target Code" refers to output from any compiler for a real or virtual
+target processor architecture, in executable form or suitable for
+input to an assembler, loader, linker and/or execution
+phase. Notwithstanding that, Target Code does not include data in any
+format that is used as a compiler intermediate representation, or used
+for producing a compiler intermediate representation.
+
+The "Linking Process" combines Target Code in intermediate object form,
+into a single executable program.
+
+A Linking Process is "Eligible" if it is done using Bold, alone or
+with other GPL-compatible software, or if it is done without using any
+work based on Bold. For example, using non-GPL-compatible Software to
+optimize any Bold intermediate representations would not qualify as an
+Eligible Linking Process.
+
+1. Grant of Additional Permission.
+
+You have permission to propagate a work of Target Code formed by
+combining the Runtime Library with Independent Modules, even if such
+propagation would otherwise violate the terms of GPLv3, provided that
+all Target Code was generated by Eligible Compilation Processes. You
+may then convey such a combination under terms of your choice,
+consistent with the licensing of the Independent Modules.
+
+2. No Weakening of Bold Copyleft.
+
+The availability of this Exception does not imply any general
+presumption that third-party software is unaffected by the copyleft
+requirements of the license of Bold.