diff --git a/compliance-guide.tex b/compliance-guide.tex index 84867fa..9d3d1d0 100644 --- a/compliance-guide.tex +++ b/compliance-guide.tex @@ -304,25 +304,8 @@ section. The various versions of the GPL are copyright licenses that grant permission to make certain uses of software that are otherwise restricted by copyright law. This permission is conditioned upon compliance with the -GPL's requirements.\footnote{For a full discussion of this concept, please see -\ifpdf -\href{http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/foss-primer.html\#x1-40002}{the - chapter entitled ``Common Copyright Questions''} in SFLC's publication, -\href{http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/foss-primer.pdf}{\textit{A - Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects}}. -\else -\ifx \generateHTML \isGeneratingHTML -\href{http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/foss-primer.html\#x1-40002}{the - chapter entitled ``Common Copyright Questions''} in SFLC's publication -\href{http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/foss-primer.html}{\textit{A - Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects}}. -\else -the chapter entitled ``Common Copyright Questions'' in SFLC's publication, -\textit{A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software - Projects}. -\fi -\fi -} +GPL's requirements. + This section walks through the requirements (of both GPLv2 and GPLv3) that apply when you distribute GPL'd programs in binary (i.e., executable or object code) form, which is typical for embedded applications. Because a