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bkuhn

Clarify who "most people" meant, drop UCITA ref.

The intent of this text was to point out that most users don't actually
believe they get warranties, which is still surely correct, given that
GPL disclaims warranties in the same manner nearly every software
license -- proprietary or free -- does anyway.

Also, the forward-reference to the later section's discussion of UCC
should be hinted at here. There is no explicit reference to UCC made
here, but it is encompassed in "many local laws", since the later
section mentions the specific section of UCC involved.

Meanwhile, the reference to UCITA is dropped, but perhaps it should be
reintroduced in other text in the main warranty section. UCITA has had
much less policy impact than was expected when the original version of
this text was written. It might be useful to ask policy folks and
attorneys from Maryland and Virginia who might be able to help explain
what impact UCITA has had being on the books only there.

     The GNU General Public License for Developers and Businesspeople
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This tutorial gives a section-by-section explanation of the most popular
Free Software copyright license, the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL),
and teaches software developers, managers and businesspeople how to use
the GPL and GPL'ed software successfully in new Free Software business and
in existing, successful enterprises.

Attendees should have a general familiarity with software development
processes.  A vague understanding of how copyright law applies to software
is also helpful.  The tutorial is of most interest to software developers
and managers who run software businesses that modify and/or redistribute
software under terms of the GNU GPL (or who wish to do so in the future),
and those who wish to make use of existing GPL'ed software in their
enterprise.

This is not a legal tutorial.  By contrast, it explains the GNU GPL to
professionals who are not well versed in the details of copyright law.
Presented by a software developer and manager, this tutorial informs
non-lawyers who wish to have a deeper understanding of how the GNU GPL
uses copyright law to protect software freedom and to assist in the
formation of Free Software businesses.

Upon completion of the tutorial, successful attendees can expect to have
learned:

    * the freedom-defending purpose of each term of the GNU GPL

    * the redistribution options under the GPL

    * the obligations when modifying GPL'ed software

    * how to properly apply the GPL to a new software

    * how to build a plan for proper and successful compliance with the GPL

    * the business advantages that the GPL provides

    * the most common business models used in conjunction with the GPL

    * how existing GPL'ed software can be used in existing enterprises
 
The full tutorial take three hours, with time for plenty of questions and
two fifteen minute breaks.  An abbreviated one-hour talk that introduces
the the issues covered in the full tutorial is also an option.