@@ -86,17 +86,17 @@ violations resulting from preventable problems such as inadequate
attention to licensing of upstream software, misconceptions about the
GPL's terms, and poor communication between software developers and their
management. This document highlights these problems and describe
best practices to encourage corporate Free Software users to reevaluate their
approach to GPL'd software and avoid future violations.
SFLC continues to conduct GPL enforcement and compliance efforts for many
of its clients who release their software under the GPL, the GNU Lesser
Public License (LGPL) and other copyleft licenses. In doing so, we have
Both FSF and Conservancy continue GPL enforcement and compliance efforts
for software under the GPL, the GNU Lesser
Public License (LGPL) and other copyleft licenses. In doing so, both organizations have
found that most violations stem from a few common mistakes that can be,
for the most part, easily avoided. We hope to educate the community of
for the most part, easily avoided. All copyleft advocates hope to educate the community of
commercial distributors, redistributors, and resellers on how to avoid
violations in the first place, and to respond adequately and appropriately
when a violation occurs.
\chapter{Best Practices to Avoid Common Violations}
\label{best-practices}