Changeset - 79e474e4d12d
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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-15 21:34:31
bkuhn@ebb.org
Add the word "mechanism" to the definition of copyleft,
and label where copyleft is defined.
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@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ extend'' cycle, FSF made a conscious choice to copyright its Free Software,
 
and then license it under ``copyleft'' terms. Many, including the
 
developers of the kernel named Linux, have chosen to follow this paradigm.
 

	
 
Copyleft is a legal strategy to defend, uphold and propagate software
 
\label{copyleft-definition}
 

	
 
Copyleft is a legal strategy and mechanism to defend, uphold and propagate software
 
freedom. The basic technique of copyleft is as follows: copyright the
 
software, license it under terms that give all the software freedoms, but
 
use the copyright law controls to ensure that all who receive a copy of
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