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@@ -963,5 +963,5 @@ its authority for future licensing decisions to the FSF.  In fact, the FSF

considered this possibility for GPLv3 and chose not to do so, instead opting

for the third-party steward designation clause discussed in

Section~\ref{GPlv3S14}.

Section~\ref{GPLv3s14}.

\section{Complexities of Two Simultaneously Popular Copylefts}

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@@ -1460,4 +1460,5 @@ requirements of GPLv2\@.

\section{GPLv2~\S2: Share and Share Alike}

\label{GPLv2s2}

For many, this is where the ``magic'' happens that defends software

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@@ -1625,5 +1626,5 @@ truly GPL'd.

\section{GPLv2~\S3: Producing Binaries}

\label{GPL-Section-3}

\label{GPLv2s3}

Software is a strange beast when compared to other copyrightable works.

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@@ -1749,5 +1750,5 @@ binaries on the device and ship the source code along on a CD\@.  However,

sometimes this turns out to be too costly.  Including a CD with every

device could prove too costly, and may practically (although not legally)

prohibit using GPL'd software. For this situation and others like it, GPlv2\S~3(b) is available.

prohibit using GPL'd software. For this situation and others like it, GPLv2\S~3(b) is available.

GPLv2~\S3(b) allows a distributor of binaries to instead provide a written

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@@ -2527,5 +2528,5 @@ is that the library in question does not qualify for it.

GPLv3~\S2 can roughly be considered as an equivalent to GPLv2~\S0 (discussed

in \S~\ref{GPLv2sS0} of this tutorial).  However, the usual style of

in \S~\ref{GPLv2s0} of this tutorial).  However, the usual style of

improvements found in GPLv3 are found here as well.  For example, the first

sentence of GPLv3~\S2 furthers the goal internationalization.  Under the

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@@ -2732,4 +2733,5 @@ support of that software.

\section{GPLv3~\S5: Modified Source}

\label{GPLv3s5}

% FIXME: 5(a) is slightly different in final version

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@@ -2784,4 +2786,5 @@ they and the old program form must be licensed under the GPL.  As subsection

\section{GPLv3~\S6: Non-Source and Corresponding Source}

\label{GPLv3s6}

Section 6 of GPLv3, which clarifies and revises GPLv2 section 3, requires

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@@ -4297,5 +4300,5 @@ such linking.

\section{GPLv3~\S14: So, When's GPLv4?}

\label{GPlv2s14}

\label{GPLv3s14}

% FIXME Say more

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@@ -4556,5 +4559,5 @@ of a ``work that uses the library,'' which is set forth in LGPLv2.1~\S5.

We noted in our discussion of GPLv2~\S3 (discussed in

Section~\ref{GPL-Section-3} of this document) that binary programs when

Section~\ref{GPLv2s3} of this document) that binary programs when

compiled and linked with GPL'd software are derivative works of that GPL'd

software. This includes both linking that happens at compile-time (when