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@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ user has the following freedoms:
\end{itemize} \end{itemize}
The focus on ``a particular user'' is particularly pertinent here. It is not The focus on ``a particular user'' is particularly pertinent here. It is not
uncommon for the same version of a specific program to grant these freedoms uncommon for a subset of a specific program's user base to have these freedoms, while other
to some subset of its user base, while others have none or only some of these users of the same version the program have none or only some of these freedoms.
freedoms. Section~\ref{Proprietary Relicensing} talks in detail about how Section~\ref{Proprietary Relicensing} talks in detail about how
this can unfortunately happen even if a program is released under the GPL\@. this can unfortunately happen even if a program is released under the GPL\@.
Many people refer to software that gives these freedoms as ``Open Source.'' Many people refer to software that gives these freedoms as ``Open Source.''