From 06178c3fb2733fb0ce66df7e26f8f07f1c3fbf53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:16:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Move this section on License Compatibility here. --- gpl-lgpl.tex | 26 +++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index e0ce836..180415b 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -3082,20 +3082,6 @@ on the User Product''. Finally, GPLv3\S6 makes it clear that there is also no requirement to provide warranty or support for the User Product itself. -\section{Understanding License Compatibility} -\label{license-compatibility} - -% FIXME: more about license compatibility here. - -A challenge that faced the Free Software community heavily through out the -early 2000s was the proliferation of incompatible Free Software licenses. Of -course, we cannot make the GPL compatible with all such licenses. GPLv3 -contains provisions that are designed to reduce license incompatibility by -making it easier for developers to combine code carrying non-GPL terms with -GPL'd code. - -% FIXME: connecting text - \subsection{GPLv3~\S7: Additional Permissions} The GPL is a statement of permissions, some of which have conditions. @@ -3155,7 +3141,17 @@ GPL with permissive exceptions. The removability of additional permissions under GPLv3\S7 does not alter any existing behavior of the LGPL since the LGPL has always allowed relicensing under the ordinary GPL\@. -\subsection{Additional Requirements and License Compatibility} +\section{Understanding License Compatibility} +\label{license-compatibility} + +A challenge that faced the Free Software community heavily through out the +early 2000s was the proliferation of incompatible Free Software licenses. Of +course, we cannot make the GPL compatible with all such licenses. GPLv3 +contains provisions that are designed to reduce license incompatibility by +making it easier for developers to combine code carrying non-GPL terms with +GPL'd code. + +\subsection{GPLv3~\S7: Additional Requirements and License Compatibility} We broadened the title of section 7 because license compatibility, as it is conventionally understood, is only one of several facets of the placement of