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Move this text to the compliance guide, which is really where it belongs.

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compliance-guide.tex
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@ -720,7 +720,22 @@ generalizations and do not all apply to every alleged violation.
\section{Understanding Who's Enforcing}
\label{compliance-understanding-whos-enforcing}
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At FSF, it is part of the mission to spread software freedom. When FSF
enforces GPL, the goal is to bring the violator back into compliance as
quickly as possible, and redress the damage caused by the violation.
That is FSF's steadfast position in a violation negotiation --- comply
with the license and respect freedom.
However, other entities who do not share the full ethos of software
freedom as institutionalized by FSF pursue GPL violations differently.
MySQL AB, a company that produces the GPL'd MySQL database, upon
discovering GPL violations typically negotiates a proprietary software
license separately for a fee. While this practice is not one that FSF
would ever consider undertaking or even endorsing, it is a legal way for
copyright holders to proceed.
\section{Communication Is Key}

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@ -1956,20 +1956,6 @@ holder. Both are common practice, although
Compliance}, there are }{Chapter~\ref{compliance-understanding-whos-enforcing}
explains further } key differences between these two very different uses of GPL.
At FSF, it is part of the mission to spread software freedom. When FSF
enforces GPL, the goal is to bring the violator back into compliance as
quickly as possible, and redress the damage caused by the violation.
That is FSF's steadfast position in a violation negotiation --- comply
with the license and respect freedom.
However, other entities who do not share the full ethos of software
freedom as institutionalized by FSF pursue GPL violations differently.
MySQL AB, a company that produces the GPL'd MySQL database, upon
discovering GPL violations typically negotiates a proprietary software
license separately for a fee. While this practice is not one that FSF
would ever consider undertaking or even endorsing, it is a legal way for
copyright holders to proceed.
\section{GPLv2~\S5: Acceptance, Copyright Style}
\label{GPLv2s5}