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donaldr3 - 10 years ago 2014-03-21 18:39:37
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@@ -327,13 +327,13 @@ users, other entities have the right to create a long- or short-lived fork
 
to serve that sub-community.
 

	
 
\section{How Does Software Become Free?}
 

	
 
The previous section set forth key freedoms and rights that are referred to
 
as ``software freedom''.  This section discusses the licensing mechanisms
 
used to enable software freedom.  These licensing mechanism were ultimately
 
used to enable software freedom.  These licensing mechanisms were ultimately
 
created as a community-oriented ``answer'' to the existing proprietary
 
software licensing mechanisms.  Thus, first, consider carefully why
 
proprietary software exists in the first place.
 

	
 
Proprietary software exists at all only because it is governed by copyright
 
law.\footnote{This statement is admittedly an oversimplification. Patents and
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