Appendix Q. Copyright

A.  Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document
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A1. The modified document must clearly indicate that it is derivative
    of the original Advanced Bash Scripting Guide, and the original
    author, Mendel Cooper, must be listed as the primary author.

A2. The modified or derivative document must clearly indicate which portions
    of the text differ or deviate from the original document. A notice must
    be present, stating that the original author does not necessarily
    endorse the changes to the original.

A3. The modified or derivative document must be distributed under this
    same license, and the original author's copyright, as applicable,
    may not be modified.


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    publicly accessible. No password or other access restrictions to
    its download may be imposed.

D.  Distribution of the original work in any standard (paper) book form
    requires permission from the copyright holder.

E.  In the event that the author or maintainer of this document cannot
    be contacted, the Linux Documentation Project is authorized to
    take over custodianship of the document and name a new maintainer,
    who would then have the right to update and modify the document.

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