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@ -2802,7 +2802,7 @@ in \S~\ref{GPLv2s3} of this tutorial), the distribution of object code may
either be accompanied by the machine-readable source code, or it may be
accompanied by a valid written offer to provide the machine-readable source
code. However, unlike in GPLv2, that offer cannot be exercised by any third
party; rather, only those ``who possesses the object code'' it can exercised
party; rather, only those ``who possesses the object code'' can exercise
the offer. (Note that this is a substantial narrowing of requirements of
offer fulfillment, and is a wonderful counterexample to dispute claims that
the GPLv3 has more requirements than GPLv2.)
@ -2947,7 +2947,7 @@ GPLv3 drafting process. However, companies and governments that use
specialized or enterprise-level computer facilities reported that they
actually \textit{want} their systems not to be under their own control.
Rather than agreeing to this as a concession, or bowing to pressure, they ask
for this as a \textit{preference}. It is not clear that GPL should interfere
for this as a \textit{preference}. It is not clear that the GPL should interfere
here, since the main problem lies elsewhere.
While imposing technical barriers to modification is wrong regardless of