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| author | Richard M. Stallman | 2002-12-04 11:03:17 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman | 2002-12-04 11:03:17 +0000 |
| commit | 0b76c0f0ef4cb57602c5dfed41a018ff045f35a3 (patch) | |
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(Copyleft): Rewrite definition.
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| @@ -246,10 +246,9 @@ characters. @xref{User Input}. | |||
| 246 | 246 | ||
| 247 | @item Copyleft | 247 | @item Copyleft |
| 248 | A copyleft is a notice giving the public legal permission to | 248 | A copyleft is a notice giving the public legal permission to |
| 249 | redistribute a program or other work of art. Copylefts are used by | 249 | redistribute a program or other work of art. Copyright is normally used |
| 250 | left-wing programmers to promote freedom and cooperation, just as | 250 | to keep users divided and helpless; with copyleft we turn that around |
| 251 | copyrights are used by right-wing programmers to gain power over other | 251 | to empower users and encourage them to cooperate. |
| 252 | people. | ||
| 253 | 252 | ||
| 254 | The particular form of copyleft used by the GNU project is called the | 253 | The particular form of copyleft used by the GNU project is called the |
| 255 | GNU General Public License. @xref{Copying}. | 254 | GNU General Public License. @xref{Copying}. |