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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 6 years ago 2018-09-26 16:30:21
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Additional connecting text for irrevocability discussion.

A forward reference is added to connect to the irrevocability section, and
one transition sentence added in the irrevocability section itself, since
it's another "digression" from the walk-through of GPLv2 in these sections.

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 Copyright \= \copyright{} 2003--2005, 2008, 2014--2015, 2018 \hspace{1.mm} \=  \kill
 Copyright \> \copyright{} 2018 \>  Chestek Legal. \\
 Copyright \> \copyright{} 2003--2005, 2008, 2014--2015 \>  Bradley M. Kuhn. \\
+Copyright \> \copyright{} 2003--2005, 2008, 2014--2015, 2018 \>  Bradley M. Kuhn. \\
 Copyright \> \copyright{} 2014--2015 \>  Anthony K. Sebro, Jr. \\
 Copyright \= \copyright{} 2014 \> Denver Gingerich. \\

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 freedoms for perpetuity in an irrevocable way would have such a clause.
 However, upon further examination, the difference between irrevocability
 and this termination clause becomes clear.
 and this termination clause becomes clear. (See~\ref{gplv2-irrevocable} for
 expanded discussion of GPLv2 irrevocability.)
 The GPL is irrevocable in the sense that once a copyright holder grants
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 \section{GPLv2 Irrevocability}
 \label{gplv2-irrevocable}
 This section digresses briefly to examine the manner in which GPLv2\S\S~4--6
 interact together to assure that the license grant is irrevocable.
 There are two legal theories why a contributor cannot terminate their license
 grant. First is an argument that the text of the GPL prevents it; second is

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