Copyleft/guide Changeset - c556c37c103a

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@@ -136,5 +136,5 @@ designed to defend and uphold these principles.

The Free Software Definition is set forth in full on FSF's website at

\href{http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html}{http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html}.

This section presents an abbreviated version that will focus on the parts

that are most pertinent to the terms of the GPL\@.

\verb0http://www.fsf.org/0 \verb0philosophy/free-sw.html0.  This section

presents an abbreviated version that will focus on the parts that are most

pertinent to the terms of the GPL\@.

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@@ -167,4 +167,3 @@ Software Movement and the Open Source Movement are documented on FSF's

website at

\href{http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html}

{http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html}.},

{\tt http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html}},

those who call the software ``Open Source'' are focused on a side issue.

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@@ -238,3 +237,3 @@ to commission software modification.

Users may share Free Software in a variety of ways.  Free Software

advocates work to eliminate fundamental ethical dilemma of the software

advocates work to eliminate a fundamental ethical dilemma of the software

age: choosing between obeying a software license, and friendship (by

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@@ -319,3 +318,3 @@ law\footnote{This statement is a bit of an oversimplification.  Patents

  mechanism for software is copyright.}.  Copyright law, with respect to

software governs copying, modifying, and redistributing that

software, governs copying, modifying, and redistributing that

software\footnote{Copyright law in general also governs ``public

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@@ -370,3 +369,3 @@ Carefully note that software in the public domain is \emph{not} licensed

in any way.  It is nonsensical to say software is ``licensed for the

public domain'', or any phrase that implies the copyright holder gave an

public domain'', or any phrase that implies the copyright holder gave

expressed permission to take actions governed by copyright law.

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@@ -411,3 +410,3 @@ extend'' cycle, FSF made a conscious choice to copyright its Free Software,

and then license it under ``copyleft'' terms, and many, including the

developers of the kernel named Linux have chosen to follow this paradigm.

developers of the kernel named Linux, have chosen to follow this paradigm.

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@@ -472,6 +471,6 @@ as well, and their system administrators began to use it in place of

Microsoft Windows NT file-servers.  This served to lower the cost of

ownership by orders of magnitude.  There was suddenly room in Windows

file-server budgets to hire contractors to improve Samba.  Some of the first

people hired to do such work were those same two graduate students who

originally developed the software.

running such servers by orders of magnitude.  There was suddenly room in

Windows file-server budgets to hire contractors to improve Samba.  Some of

the first people hired to do such work were those same two graduate

students who originally developed the software.

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@@ -593,2 +592,3 @@ how software freedom is respected.

\section{GPL \S 0: Freedom to Run}

\label{GPLs0}

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@@ -623,3 +623,3 @@ nor determined by a court to be covered, but are common and enjoyed by

many users.  An example of unregulated use is reading a printout of the

programs source code like an instruction book for the purpose of learning

program's source code like an instruction book for the purpose of learning

how to be a better programmer.

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@@ -646,3 +646,3 @@ The GPL is often mistakenly criticized because it fails to give a

definition of ``derivative work''.  In fact, it would be incorrect and

problematic if the GPL attempt to define this.  A copyright license, in

problematic if the GPL attempted to define this.  A copyright license, in

fact, has no control over what may or may not be a derivative work.  This

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@@ -657,2 +657,3 @@ opinions must give us guidance to decide the border cases.

\section{GPL \S 1: Verbatim Copying}

\label{GPLs1}

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@@ -707,3 +708,3 @@ continues and develops, remains Free as in freedom.

To achieve that goal, \S 2 first sets forth that the rights of

redistribution modified versions are the same as those for verbatim

redistribution of modified versions are the same as those for verbatim

copying, as presented in \S 1.  Therefore, the details of charging,

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@@ -720,6 +721,6 @@ the standard version of program, because while there are many advantages

to using a fork, there are a few disadvantages.  Users should be informed

the historical context of the software version they use, so that they can

make proper support choices.  Finally, \S 2(a) serves an academic purpose

--- ensuring that future developers can use a diachronic approach to

understand the software.

about the historical context of the software version they use, so that

they can make proper support choices.  Finally, \S 2(a) serves an academic

purpose --- ensuring that future developers can use a diachronic approach

to understand the software.