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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2002-12-04 11:03:17 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2002-12-04 11:03:17 +0000 |
| commit | 0b76c0f0ef4cb57602c5dfed41a018ff045f35a3 (patch) | |
| tree | 39b135643ecf7cb0fc217825f8ed4fb5b41ea391 /man/glossary.texi | |
| parent | 24ff45f3b783787b55b47eb4509c1212ceb5ffe2 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-0b76c0f0ef4cb57602c5dfed41a018ff045f35a3.tar.gz | |
(Copyleft): Rewrite definition.
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diff --git a/man/glossary.texi b/man/glossary.texi index 65f9e6665b7..1a3a710cdfa 100644 --- a/man/glossary.texi +++ b/man/glossary.texi @@ -246,10 +246,9 @@ characters. @xref{User Input}. @item Copyleft A copyleft is a notice giving the public legal permission to -redistribute a program or other work of art. Copylefts are used by -left-wing programmers to promote freedom and cooperation, just as -copyrights are used by right-wing programmers to gain power over other -people. +redistribute a program or other work of art. Copyright is normally used +to keep users divided and helpless; with copyleft we turn that around +to empower users and encourage them to cooperate. The particular form of copyleft used by the GNU project is called the GNU General Public License. @xref{Copying}. |