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Bradley M. Kuhn - 3 years ago 2021-03-25 19:30:43
bkuhn@sfconservancy.org
Update verbs as needed for congruence with previous change.
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@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@ published work, with clear permissions that <em>both</em> grant
 
<em>and</em> defend its users' freedoms &mdash; in contrast to other
 
free licenses that grant freedom but don't defend it.
 
Free software released under the GPL is fundamental
 
to modern technology, powering everything from laptops and desktops to
 
household appliances, cars, and mobile phones, to the foundations of
 
the Internet. Following the GPL's terms is easy &mdash; it gets more
 
complicated only when products distributed with GPL'd software also
 
include software distributed under terms that restrict users. Even in
 
these situations, many companies comply properly, but some companies
 
also try to bend or even break the GPL's rules to their perceived
 
advantage.</p>
 

	
 
<p>The Software Freedom Conservancy leads worldwide efforts to
 
<p>The Software Freedom Conservancy regularly engages in worldwide efforts to
 
  ensure compliance with the GPL family of licenses. Conservancy has enforced
 
  the GPL for many of its member projects since its founding in 2006.  Conservancy also helped
 
  published, and hosts, <a href="https://copyleft.org/guide/"><cite>Copyleft and the GNU
 
  General Public License: A Comprehensive Tutorial and Guide</cite></a>
 
  (often called the &ldquo;Copyleft Guide&rdquo;),
 
  which includes sections such as
 
  &ldquo;<a href="https://copyleft.org/guide/comprehensive-gpl-guidepa2.html#x17-116000II">A
 
  Practical Guide to GPL Compliance&rdquo;</a> and
 
  &ldquo;<a href="https://copyleft.org/guide/comprehensive-gpl-guidepa3.html#x26-152000III">Case
 
  Studies in GPL Enforcement</a>&rdquo;.  Those sections explain the typical process
 
  that Conservancy follows in our GPL enforcement
 
  actions. (A Shorter descriptions of these processes appeared in <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2012/feb/01/gpl-enforcement/">earlier blog post</a>.)</p>
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