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>The <I
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Guide</I
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This has the following implications and consequences.
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>A. All previous releases of the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide
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A1. All printed editions, whether authorized by the author or not,
are as well granted to the Public Domain. This legally overrides
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of copyright is void and invalid.
THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS.
A2. Any release of the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide, whether in
electronic or print form is granted to the Public Domain by the
express directive of the author and previous copyright holder, Mendel
Cooper. No other person(s) or entities have ever held a valid copyright.
B. As a Public Domain document, unlimited copying and distribution rights
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>Korean
translation</A
> of version 1.0.11 of this book. Spanish,
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>Chinese</A
>,
Indonesian, Dutch, Romanian, Bulgarian, and Turkish translations are also
available or in progress. If you wish to translate this document
into another language, please feel free to do so, subject to
the terms stated above. The author wishes to be notified of such
efforts.</P
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