From 67115cb257372ec2b95c90a69f9869e9661a204d 2014-03-15 16:28:37
From: Bradley M. Kuhn <bkuhn@ebb.org>
Date: 2014-03-15 16:28:37
Subject: [PATCH] Explain terminology better.

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diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex
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--- a/gpl-lgpl.tex
+++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex
@@ -172,8 +172,24 @@ Software'' to refer to noncommercial software that restricts freedom
 commercial software that restricts freedom (such as nearly all of
 Microsoft's and Oracle's offerings).
 
-The remainder of this section considers each of the four freedoms in
-detail.
+Keep in mind that the none of the terms ``software freedom'', ``open source''
+and ``free software'' are not known to be trademarked by any organization in
+any jurisdiction.  As such, it's quite common that these terms are abused and
+misused by parties who wish to bank on the popularity of software freedom.
+When one considers using, modifying or redistributing a software package that
+purports to be Open Source or Free Software, one \textbf{must} verify that
+the license grants software freedom
+
+Furthermore, throughout this text, we generally prefer the term ``software
+freedom'', as this is the least ambiguous term available to describe software
+that meets the Free Software Definition.  For example, it is well known and
+often discussed that the adjective ``free'' has two unrelated meanings in
+English: ``free as in freedom'' and ``free as in price''.  Meanwhile, the
+term ``open source'' is even more confusing, because it refers only to the
+``freedom to study'', which is merely a subset of one of the four freedoms.
+
+The remainder of this section considers each of each component of software
+freedom in detail.
 
 \subsection{The Freedom to Run}