@@ -128,12 +128,15 @@ software.\footnote{This document addresses compliance with GPLv2,
Political discussion about the GPL often centers around the ``copyleft''
requirements of the license. Indeed, the license was designed primarily
to embody this licensing feature. Most companies adding non-trivial
features (beyond mere porting and bug-fixing) to GPL'd software, and
thereby implicating these requirements, are already well aware of their
more complex obligations under the license.\footnote{There has been much legal
features (beyond mere porting and bug-fixing) to GPL'd software (and
thereby invoking these requirements) are already well aware of their
more complex obligations under the license.\footnote{While, there has been much legal
discussion regarding copyleft and derivative works. In practical
reality, this issue is not relevant to the vast majority of companies
distributing GPL'd software.}
distributing GPL'd software. Those interested in this issue should study
\tutorialpartsplit{\texit{Detailed Analysis of the GNU GPL and Related
Licenses}'s Section on derivative works}{\S~\ref{derivative-works} of
this tutorial}.}
However, in our experience with GPL enforcement, few redistributors'
compliance challenges relate directly to the copyleft provisions; this is