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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-21 16:53:56
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Wrote and merged text for GPLv3§12

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 In future deals, distributors engaging in ordinary business practices
 can structure the agreements so that they do not fall under GPLv3~\S11\P7.
-\section{GPLv3~\S12: Familiar as GPLv2 \S~7}
+\section{GPLv3~\S12: Familiar as GPLv2~\S7}
 % FIXME:  probably mostly still right, needs some updates, though.
 The wording in the first sentence of section 12 has been revised
 slightly to clarify that an agreement, such as a litigation settlement
 agreement or a patent license agreement, is one of the ways in which
 conditions may be ``imposed'' on a GPL licensee that may contradict the
 conditions of the GPL, but which do not excuse the licensee from
 compliance with those conditions.  This change codifies what has been
 our interpretation of GPLv2.
 GPLv2~\S12 remains almost completely unchanged from the text that appears
 GPLv2~\S7.  This is an important provision that ensures a catch-all to ensure
 that nothing ``surprising'' interferes with the continued conveyance safely
 under copyleft.
 % FIXME:  probably mostly still right, needs some updates, though.
 The wording in the first sentence of GPLv3~\S12 has been revised slightly to
 clarify that an agreement -- such as a litigation settlement agreement or a
 patent license agreement -- is one of the ways in which conditions may be
 ``imposed'' on a GPL licensee that may contradict the conditions of the GPL,
 but which do not excuse the licensee from compliance with those conditions.
 This change codifies the historical interpretation of GPLv2.
-We have removed the limited severability clause of GPLv2 section 7 as a
+GPLv3 removed the limited severability clause of GPLv2~\S7 as a
 matter of tactical judgment, believing that this is the best way to ensure
 that all provisions of the GPL will be upheld in court. We have also removed
 the final sentence of GPLv2 section 7, which we consider to be unnecessary.
 that all provisions of the GPL will be upheld in court. GPLv3 also removed
 the final sentence of GPLv2 section 7, which the FSF consider to be unnecessary.
 \section{GPLv3~\S13: The Great Affero Compromise}

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