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Bradley M. Kuhn 2014-03-20 08:22:29 -04:00
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@ -2157,14 +2157,13 @@ terms surrounding it (see \textit{Stevenson v.~TRW, Inc.}, 987 F.2d 288, 296
apply to copyright licenses like the GPL, the FSF has nevertheless left
warranty and related disclaimers in \textsc{all caps} throughout all versions
of GPL\@\footnote{\textsc{One of the authors of this tutorial, Bradley
M.~Kuhn, has often suggested that as compromise, use of a specifically
designed ``small caps'' font, such as the one used herein, is
aesthetically preferable to merely} WRITING IN ALL CAPS IN THE DEFAULT
FONT (LIKE THIS), WHICH SEEMS TO ADD UGLINESS RATHER THAN
CONSPICUOUSNESS\@. Indeed, Kuhn once got into a reversion war in a
document with a lawyer who disagreed with this, but the lawyer in question
ignored Kuhn's requests to produce any case law that argued THIS IS MORE
CONSPICUOUS \textit{Than this is}.}.
M.~Kuhn, has often suggested the aesthetically preferable compromise of a
specifically designed ``small caps'' font, such as this one, as an
alternative to} WRITING IN ALL CAPS IN THE DEFAULT FONT (LIKE THIS)\@.
The latter seems to add more ugliness than conspicuousness. Kuhn once
engaged in reversion war with a lawyer who disagreed, but that lawyer has
still yet to answer Kuhn's requests to produce any case law that argues
THIS IS INHERENTLY MORE CONSPICUOUS \textsc{Than this is}.}.
Some have argued the GPL is unenforceable in some jurisdictions because
its disclaimer of warranties is impermissibly broad. However, GPLv2~\S11