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One of the essays explains why software projects should +upgrade to version 3 of the GNU General Public License. +</p> +<p>There is now a section on issues of terminology, since the way we +describe an issue affects how people think about it. +</p> +<p>The last two sections describe some of the traps free software +developers and users face—new ways to lose your freedom, and how to +avoid them. +</p> +<p>We have also added an index, to complement the appendix on software. +</p> +<p>We would like to thank Jeanne Rasata for managing the project, editing +the book, formatting the text, and creating the index. Thanks also to +Karl Berry for technical assistance with Texinfo, Brett Smith for all +other technical help and for valuable feedback, and Rob Myers for +formatting the cover. +</p> + +<p> + +@global@pageno = 1 +</p> +<p>@part Part I:<br> The GNU Project<br> and Free Software +</p><hr size="2"> +<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="scrap1_U.0.html#Foreword" title="Previous section in reading order"> < </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="scrap1_1.html#Definition" title="Next section in reading order"> > </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[Contents]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="scrap1_U.4.html#Index" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="scrap1_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> +</tr></table> +<p> + <font size="-1"> + This document was generated by <em>Christian Grothoff</em> on <em>February 18, 2016</em> using <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/"><em>texi2html 1.82</em></a>. + </font> + <br> + +</p> +</body> +</html> |