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493 | You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your | |
494 | school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library, if | |
495 | necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names: | |
496 | ||
497 | Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in | |
498 | the library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written | |
499 | by James Random Hacker. | |
500 | ||
501 | signature of Ty Coon, 1 April 1990 | |
502 | Ty Coon, President of Vice | |
503 | That's all there is to it! |