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Copyleft: Emphasize the need of distribution
Minor spelling improvements
OSS & FS are 'almost' completely compatible
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For the activation of requirements of the license. And generally better
specify legal conditions.
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diff --git a/content/learn/copyleft.md b/content/learn/copyleft.md
index 73ded5c..2c4072e 100644
--- a/content/learn/copyleft.md+++ b/content/learn/copyleft.md
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ weight: -8
encourage the proliferation of free software and protect free software from
being incorporated into non-free works. This works by giving you not only the
*right* to share your improvements, but the *obligation* to share your
-improvements under some conditions. It is very important to understand these-obligations when re-using copyleft software in your own work.+improvements under the same conditions when the software is distributed. It is+very important to understand these obligations when re-using copyleft software+in your own work.{{< tip >}}
**Terminology note**:
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ Copyleft licenses address some of these problems:
ensuring that work built on top of free software grows and benefits the free
software ecosystem.
2. Copyleft ensures that those who improve or re-use free software share their
- changes with the community, so that all users can benefit from their+ changes with their users, so that the community can benefit from their improvements.
Copyleft software can be sold, like all other free software, but requiring that
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ Copyleft licenses differ in how strongly their copyleft clauses affect re-use of
the software. For example, the weak copyleft [Mozilla Public License][MPL] is
*file-based*, such that the copyleft clause covers individual source code files,
and not the project as a whole: you can drop one of these files into any project
-without having to relicense the larger project, so long as you re-publish any-changes to those specific files.+without having to relicense the larger project, so long as you distribute any+changes to those specific files under the same license terms.[MPL]: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ program as the software artifact to which the copyleft clause applies.
On the far end of the copyleft spectrum are licenses like the [GNU Affero
General Public License][AGPL], which extends the <abbr title="GNU General Public
License">GPL</abbr> to apply to software used over a network, such as databases,
-and considers users of that software "recipients" of the software, who are thus-entitled to receive the source code.+and considers end users of that software "recipients" of the software, who are+thus entitled to receive the source code.[AGPL]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
@@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ conditions permitted by its license, and will likely be limited to the use of
weak copyleft works. For example, if your software depends on a library which
uses the <abbr title="GNU Lesser General Public License">LGPL</abbr>, you may
use any license for your own work but need to share changes you make to the
-library itself. If the software uses the GPL or AGPL, you will be more+library itself when you distribute the software to third parties. If the+software uses the GPL or AGPL, you will be moreconstrained in your approach. Read the license terms carefully and consult a
lawyer if you are unsure how to proceed.
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diff --git a/content/learn/copyleft.md b/content/learn/copyleft.md
index 2c4072e..c97c7c3 100644
--- a/content/learn/copyleft.md+++ b/content/learn/copyleft.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ changes to those specific files under the same license terms.
[MPL]: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/
-A somewhat stronger example is the [GNU Lesser General Public License][LGPL],+A somewhat stronger copyleft example is the [GNU Lesser General Public License][LGPL],which deals specifically with software libraries. These libraries are compiled
into an aggregate software artifact, such as a shared object or static archive,
and the copyleft terms applies to this entire artifact. However, when this is
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The simplest way to re-use copyleft works is to apply its license to your own
work and distribute it accordingly.
If you do not want to do this, you can only use a copyleft work under the
-conditions permitted by its license, and will likely be limited to the use of+conditions permitted by its license, which will likely limit you to the use ofweak copyleft works. For example, if your software depends on a library which
uses the <abbr title="GNU Lesser General Public License">LGPL</abbr>, you may
use any license for your own work but need to share changes you make to the
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diff --git a/content/learn/_index.md b/content/learn/_index.md
index 8775d5e..19be77c 100644
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@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ in its focus, and free software is more about the users. Nevertheless, the two
movements are closely related and often work together. Each movement provides a
different view of software freedom, but in practice nearly all software which is
considered free software is also considered open source and vice-versa. The Open
-Source definition and the four freedoms are compatible with one another.+Source definition and the four freedoms are almost completely compatible with+one another.The two movements as a whole are often referred to as "free and open source
software", or "FOSS".
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