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