Changes for page 3. Free Software and Open Source Software
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... ... @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ 49 49 50 50 To address the problems with proprietary software, the FSF primarily promotes copyleft licenses, which require that any derivative works of the software be licensed under the same terms as the original code. The term "derivative work" is legally somewhat vague, but here is a common understanding: 51 51 52 -* When a software uses the source code directly in order to build, that means using a AGPlibrary 52 +* When a software uses the source code directly in order to build, that means using a AGPL lilibrary 53 53 54 54 This ensures that when contributions are made to a copyleft project, or when copyleft code is directly reused in another project, the resulting work must be released under the same copyleft license. This prevents vendors from incorporating copyleft code into proprietary products, and ensures that any derivative works remain open source. In addition, copyleft licenses require that the source code be made available to users so that they can modify, build, and control the software themselves. 55 55