diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index 97c79641816a9c6d6186be7c6f191dd7d2d1f138..043a28fe7f05a602972467be9a7113d69ddd4b08 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -3220,16 +3220,16 @@ pathological case\footnote{Theoretically, a user could collect copyright % FIXME-LATER: This text may be useful later: -Some have questioned whether section 7 is needed, and some have suggested -that it creates complexity that did not previously exist. We point out to -those readers that there is already GPLv2-licensed code that carries -additional terms. One of the objectives of section 7 is to rationalize -existing practices of program authors and modifiers by setting clear -guidelines regarding the removal and addition of such terms. With its -carefully limited list of allowed additional requirements, section 7 -accomplishes additional objectives, permitting the expansion of the base of -code available for GPL developers, while also encouraging useful -experimentation with requirements we do not include in the GPL itself. +%% Some have questioned whether section 7 is needed, and some have suggested +%% that it creates complexity that did not previously exist. We point out to +%% those readers that there is already GPLv2-licensed code that carries +%% additional terms. One of the objectives of section 7 is to rationalize +%% existing practices of program authors and modifiers by setting clear +%% guidelines regarding the removal and addition of such terms. With its +%% carefully limited list of allowed additional requirements, section 7 +%% accomplishes additional objectives, permitting the expansion of the base of +%% code available for GPL developers, while also encouraging useful +%% experimentation with requirements we do not include in the GPL itself. \section{GPLv3~\S8: A Lighter Termination}