Copyleft/guide
6
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull requests Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity Actions

Possible fixes for incomplete or unclear phrases

Browse source 
Signed-off-by: enyst <engel.nyst@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
enyst 2014-09-05 04:34:07 -04:00 committed by Bradley M. Kuhn
parent d638f60cd9
commit f31235afbc
1 changed files with 9 additions and 9 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

18
gpl-lgpl.tex
View file

@ -2975,8 +2975,8 @@ family, or household use. Distributors are only required to provide
Installation Information when they convey object code in a User Product.
In brief, the right to convey object code in a defined class of ``User
Products,'' under certain circumstances, on providing whatever information is
required to enable a recipient to replace the object code with a functioning
Products,'' under certain circumstances, depends on providing whatever information
is required to enable a recipient to replace the object code with a functioning
modified version.
This was a compromise that was difficult for the FSF to agree to during the
@ -4280,13 +4280,13 @@ market for Free Software-oriented business models also exists. There is the
traditional model of selling copies of Free Software distributions.
Many companies make substantial revenue
from this model. Some choose this model because they have
found that for higher-end hardware, the cost of the profit made from
proprietary software licensing fees is negligible. The real profit is
in the hardware, but it is essential that software be stable, reliable
and dependable, and the users be allowed to have unfettered access to
it. Free Software, and GPL'd software in particular (because IBM can
be assured that proprietary versions of the same software will not
exist to compete on their hardware) is the right choice.
found that for higher-end hardware, the profit made from proprietary
software licensing fees is negligible. The real profit is in the hardware,
but it is essential that software be stable, reliable and dependable, and
the users be allowed to have unfettered access to it. Free Software, and
GPL'd software in particular (because IBM can be assured that proprietary
versions of the same software will not exist to compete on their hardware)
is the right choice.
For example, charging a ``convenience fee'' for Free Software,
when set at a reasonable price (around \$60 or so), can produce some