From bf85191e636f2a5be77b78012b9e6906500164b7 2014-11-12 16:32:05 From: Bradley M. Kuhn Date: 2014-11-12 16:32:05 Subject: [PATCH] Add subsections for GPLv2§2 discussion. The GPLv2§2 has gotten long enough that it really needed subsections. --- diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index 6368ee0934768c986cca4569d0d1aaaa5bd78613..af6b317d2a5e52dcf221071bb448b627a88e1b65 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -1585,6 +1585,8 @@ copying, as presented in GPLv2~\S1. Therefore, the details of charging money, keeping copyright notices intact, and other GPLv2~\S1 provisions are intact here as well. However, there are three additional requirements. +\subsection{The Simpler Parts of GPLv2~\S2} + The first (GPLv2~\S2(a)) requires that modified files carry ``prominent notices'' explaining what changes were made and the date of such changes. This section does not prescribe some specific way of @@ -1608,7 +1610,7 @@ to an important policy goal of copyleft: downstream users should be informed of their rights. Its implications and details are straightforward and simple. -\medskip +\subsection{GPLv2~\S2(b)} Meanwhile, GPLv2~\S2(b) requires careful and extensive study. Its four short lines embody the some of the essential legal details of ``share and share alike''. These 46 words are