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Consolidate and remove unneeded FIXMEs.

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Bradley M. Kuhn 2014-03-20 18:28:44 -04:00
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@ -3216,23 +3216,9 @@ pathological case\footnote{Theoretically, a user could collect copyright
%% is required by trademark law, and may not prohibit what would constitute fair %% is required by trademark law, and may not prohibit what would constitute fair
%% use. %% use.
% FIXME: removing additional restrictions % FIXME-LATER: Say removing additional restrictions
% FIXME: probably mostly still right, needs some updates, though. % FIXME-LATER: This text may be useful later:
Section 7 requires a downstream user of a covered work to preserve the
non-GPL terms covering the added parts just as they must preserve the GPL, as
long as any substantial portion of those parts is present in the user's
version.
% FIXME: minor rewrites needed
Section 7 points out that GPLv3 itself makes no assertion that an additional
requirement is enforceable by the copyright holder. However, section 7 makes
clear that enforcement of such requirements is expected to be by the
termination procedure given in section 8 of GPLv3.
% FIXME: better context, etc.
Some have questioned whether section 7 is needed, and some have suggested Some have questioned whether section 7 is needed, and some have suggested
that it creates complexity that did not previously exist. We point out to that it creates complexity that did not previously exist. We point out to