diff --git a/compliance-guide.tex b/compliance-guide.tex index 07cd4cd..a853161 100644 --- a/compliance-guide.tex +++ b/compliance-guide.tex @@ -1421,13 +1421,12 @@ to ``fix them'' for companies. Other such operators hold copyrights in some key piece of copylefted software and enforce as a mechanism to find out who is most likely to fund improvements on the software. -A few stories abound in the GPL enforcement community that companies have -often formed beneficial consulting or employment relationships with -developers they first encountered through enforcement. In some cases, -working together to alter the mode of use of the project's code in the -company's products was an explicit element in dispute resolution. More -often, the communication channels opened in the course of the inquiry served -other and more fruitful purposes later. +A few companies report that they have formed beneficial consulting or +employment relationships with developers they first encountered through +enforcement. In some such cases, companies have worked with such consultants +to alter the mode of use of the project's code in the company's products. +More often in these cases, the communication channels opened in the course of +the inquiry served other consulting purposes later. Feelings and opinions about this behavior are mixed within the larger copyleft community. Some see it as a reasonable business model and others