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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-20 09:25:22
bkuhn@ebb.org
Covered Work definition.
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@@ -2309,18 +2309,15 @@ set forth in GPLv3~\S5, as described later in this tutorial in its
 
rights, and then this definition of ``modify'' is used to define ``modified
 
version of'' and ``work based on,'' as synonyms.
 

	
 

	
 
%FIXME: transition
 

	
 
While ``covered by this license'' is a phrase found in GPLv2, defining it
 
more complete in a single as ``covered work'' enables some of the wording in
 
GPLv3 to be simpler and clearer than its GPLv2 counterparts.
 

	
 

	
 
%FIXME: should we keep this? maybe a footnote?
 

	
 

	
 
%FIXME: GPLv3, reword a bit.
 
\section{The Covered Work}
 

	
 
GPLv3 uses a common license drafting technique of building upon simpler
 
definitions to make complex ones.  The Program is a defined term found
 
throughout GPLv2, and the word ``covered'' and the phrase ``covered by this
 
license'' are used in tandem with the Program in GPLv2, but not as part of a
 
definition.  GPLv3 offers a single term ``covered work'', which enables some
 
of the wording in GPLv3 to be simpler and clearer than its GPLv2
 
counterparts.
 

	
 

	
 
% FIXME: does propagate  definition still work the same way in final draft?
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