From 3694e446db65ed5187c3d14117199e592b6e57b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:52:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Rewrite paragraph to refer to FSF in third person and change tense, and also wordsmith it a bit. --- gpl-lgpl.tex | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index c55b5c8..5628c8e 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -2183,10 +2183,12 @@ GPLv3 that's possible is by default less than a decade. These two factors usually cause even new students of GPL to start with GPLv2 and move on to GPLv3, and this tutorial follows that pattern. -We recognize that, overall, the changes made in GPLv3 have increased the -complexity of the license. We would have liked to oblige those who have asked -us for a simpler and shorter GPL, but we had to give priority to making GPLv3 -do the job that needs to be done. +Overall, the changes made in GPLv3 admittedly \textit{increased} the +complexity of the license. The FSF stated at the start of the GPLv3 process +that they would have liked to oblige those who have asked for a simpler and +shorter GPL\@. Ultimately, the FSF gave priority to making GPLv3 do the job +that needs to be done to build a better copyleft. Obsession for concision +should never trump software freedom. \section{GPLv3~\S0: Giving In On ``Defined Terms''}