diff --git a/compliance-guide.tex b/compliance-guide.tex
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@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ 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 invoking these requirements) are already well aware of their
-more complex obligations under the license.\footnote{While, there has been much legal
+more complex obligations under the license.\footnote{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.  Those interested in this issue should study
