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# QWT License (and LGPL)

The pmchart and pmtime utilities makes extensive use of the Qt Widgets for Technical applications (QWT) library. QWT is Copyright (C) 1997 Josef Wilgen and Copyright (C) 2002 Uwe Rathman.

You may use, distribute and copy QWT under the terms of the QWT License version 1, which is displayed below.

                               Qwt License

                       Version 1.0, January 1, 2003

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         1. Widgets that are subclassed from Qwt widgets do not

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