Copyleft/guide Changeset - c556c37c103a

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@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ 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\@.

A particular program is Free Software if it grants a particular user of

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@@ -166,6 +166,5 @@ it Free Software\footnote{The political differences between the Free

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.

User access to the source code of a program is a prerequisite to make use

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@@ -237,5 +236,5 @@ 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

giving away a copy of a program your friend who likes the software you are

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@@ -318,5 +317,5 @@ law\footnote{This statement is a bit of an oversimplification.  Patents

  without reliance on any legal system.  However, the primary control

  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

  performance'' of copyrighted works.  There is no generally agreed

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@@ -369,5 +368,5 @@ Software.

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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@@ -410,5 +409,5 @@ its work today.  Specifically because of this ``embrace, proprietarize and

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.

Copyleft is a legal strategy to defend, uphold and propagate software

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@@ -471,8 +470,8 @@ soon for-profit companies discovered that the software could work for them

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.

The non-commercial users, however, were not concerned when these two

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@@ -592,4 +591,5 @@ how software freedom is respected.

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

\label{GPLs0}

\S 0, the opening section of GPL, sets forth that the work is governed by

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@@ -622,5 +622,5 @@ contrast, unregulated uses are those that are not covered by the statue

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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@@ -645,5 +645,5 @@ because it clears up a common misconception about the GPL\@.

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

matter is left up to copyright law, not the licenses that utilize it.

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@@ -656,4 +656,5 @@ opinions must give us guidance to decide the border cases.

\section{GPL \S 1: Verbatim Copying}

\label{GPLs1}

GPL \S 1 covers the matter of redistributing the source code of a program

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@@ -706,5 +707,5 @@ 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,

keeping copyright notices intact, and other \S 1 provisions are in tact

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@@ -719,8 +720,8 @@ took to them.  For some users, it is important to know that they are using

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.

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