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@ -3152,16 +3152,12 @@ contains provisions that are designed to reduce license incompatibility by
making it easier for developers to combine code carrying non-GPL terms with
GPL'd code.
\subsection{GPLv3~\S7: Additional Requirements and License Compatibility}
We broadened the title of section 7 because license compatibility, as it is
conventionally understood, is only one of several facets of the placement of
additional terms on GPL'd code. The license compatibility issue arises for
This license compatibility issue arises for
three reasons. First, the GPL is a strong copyleft license, requiring
modified versions to be distributed under the GPL. Second, the GPL states
modified versions to be distributed under the GPL\@. Second, the GPL states
that no further restrictions may be placed on the rights of recipients.
Third, all other free software licenses in common use contain certain
requirements, many of which are not conditions made by the GPL. Thus, when
Third, all other software freedom respecting licenses in common use contain certain
requirements, many of which are not conditions made by the GPL\@. Thus, when
GPL'd code is modified by combination with code covered by another formal
license that specifies other requirements, and that modified code is then
distributed to others, the freedom of recipients may be burdened by