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Yr wyf fi, deiliad yr hawlfraint ar y gwaith hwn, yn ei gyhoeddi yn ôl termau'r trwyddedau a ganlyn:
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rhannu – gallwch gopïo, dosbarthu a throsglwyddo'r gwaith
ailwampio – gallwch addasu'r gwaith
Ar yr amodau canlynol:
cydnabyddiaeth – Mae'n rhaid i chi nodi manylion y gwaith hwn, rhoi dolen i'r drwydded, a nodi os y bu golygu arni, yn y modd a benwyd gan yr awdur neu'r trwyddedwr (ond heb awgrymu o gwbl eu bod yn eich cymeradwyo chi na'ch defnydd o'r gwaith).
rhannu ar dermau tebyg – Os byddwch yn addasu'r gwaith hwn, neu yn ei drawsnewid, neu yn adeiladu arno, mae'n rhaid i chi ddosbarthu'r gwaith dan drwydded sy'n union yr un fath same a'r gwreiddiol.