From 79e474e4d12d04e6af66a672ca5eb91b3a747527 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:34:31 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add the word "mechanism" to the definition of copyleft, and label where copyleft is defined. --- gpl-lgpl.tex | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index d5a88d2..7dc2c66 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ extend'' cycle, FSF made a conscious choice to copyright its Free Software, and then license it under ``copyleft'' terms. Many, including the developers of the kernel named Linux, have chosen to follow this paradigm. -Copyleft is a legal strategy to defend, uphold and propagate software +\label{copyleft-definition} + +Copyleft is a legal strategy and mechanism to defend, uphold and propagate software freedom. The basic technique of copyleft is as follows: copyright the software, license it under terms that give all the software freedoms, but use the copyright law controls to ensure that all who receive a copy of