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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-21 01:08:50
bkuhn@ebb.org
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\label{best-practices}
 

	
 
Unlike highly permissive licenses (such as the ISC license), which
 
typically only require preservation of copyright notices, the GPL places a
 
number of important requirements upon licensees.  These requirements are
 
typically only require preservation of copyright notices, licensees face many
 
important requirements from the GPL.  These requirements are
 
carefully designed to uphold certain values and standards of the software
 
freedom community.  While the GPL's requirements may appear initially
 
counter-intuitive to those more familiar with proprietary software
 
licenses, by comparison its terms are in fact clear and favorable to
 
licensees.  The terms of the GPL actually simplify compliance when
 
licenses, by comparison, its terms are in fact clear and quite favorable to
 
licensees.  Indeed, the GPL's terms actually simplify compliance when
 
violations occur.
 

	
 
GPL violations are often caused or compounded by a failure to adopt sound
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