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This part of the tutorial gives a comprehensive explanation of the most This part of the tutorial gives a comprehensive explanation of the most
popular Free Software copyright license, the GNU General Public License (GNU popular Free Software copyright license, the GNU General Public License
GPL) -- both version 2 and version 3 -- and teaches lawyers, software (``GNU GPL'', or sometimes just ``GPL'') -- both version 2 (``GPLv2'') and
developers, managers and business people how to use the GPL (and GPL'd version 3 (``GPLv3'') -- and teaches lawyers, software developers, managers
software) successfully in a new Free Software business and in existing, and business people how to use the GPL (and GPL'd software) successfully both
successful enterprises. as a community-building ``Constitution'' for a software project, or to
incorporate copylefted software into a new Free Software business and in
existing, successful enterprises.
To successfully benefit of from this part of the tutorial, readers should To successfully benefit of from this part of the tutorial, readers should
have a general familiarity with software development processes. A vague have a general familiarity with software development processes. A vague
understanding of how copyright law applies to software is also helpful. The understanding of how copyright law applies to software is also helpful. The
tutorial is of most interest to lawyers, software developers and managers who tutorial is of most interest to lawyers, software developers and managers who
run software businesses that modify and/or redistribute software under terms run or advise software businesses that modify and/or redistribute software
of the GNU GPL (or who wish to do so in the future), and those who wish to under terms of the GNU GPL (or who wish to do so in the future), and those
make use of existing GPL'd software in their enterprise. who wish to make use of existing GPL'd software in their enterprise.
Upon completion of the tutorial, successful students can expect to have Upon completion of this part of the tutorial, successful students can expect
learned the following: to have learned the following:
\begin{itemize} \begin{itemize}
\item The freedom-defending purpose of each term of the GNU GPLv2 and GPLv3 \item The freedom-defending purpose of each term of the GNU GPLv2 and GPLv3.
\item The differences between GPLv2 and GPLv3. \item The differences between GPLv2 and GPLv3.
\item The redistribution options under the GPLv2 and GPLv3. \item The redistribution options under the GPLv2 and GPLv3.
\item The obligations when modifying GPLv2'd or GPLv3'd software \item The obligations when modifying GPLv2'd or GPLv3'd software.
\item How to build a plan for proper and successful compliance with the GPL \item How to build a plan for proper and successful compliance with the GPL.
\item The business advantages that the GPL provides \item The business advantages that the GPL provides.
\item The most common business models used in conjunction with the GPL \item The most common business models used in conjunction with the GPL.
\item How existing GPL'd software can be used in existing enterprises \item How existing GPL'd software can be used in existing enterprises.
\item The basics of the Lesser GPLv2.1 and Lesser GPLv3, and how they \item The basics of the Lesser GPLv2.1 and Lesser GPLv3, and how they
differs from the GPLv2 and GPLv3, respectively. differs from the GPLv2 and GPLv3, respectively.
\item How best to understand the complexities regarding derivative \item The basics to begin understanding the complexities regarding
works of software derivative and combined works of software.
\end{itemize} \end{itemize}
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