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# Line 168  the central freedoms; rather it protects Line 168  the central freedoms; rather it protects
168  </p>  </p>
169    
170  <p>  <p>
171    In the GNU project, we use <a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">
172    copyleft </a> to protect the four freedoms legally for everyone.  We
173    believe there are important reasons why
174    <a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">it is better to use
175    copyleft</a>.  However,
176    <a href="/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware">
177    noncopylefted free software</a> is ethical
178    too.  See <a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free
179    Software</a> for a description of how &ldquo;free software,&rdquo;
180    &ldquo;copylefted software&rdquo; and other categories of software
181    relate to each other.
182    </p>
183    
184    <p>
185  &ldquo;Free software&rdquo; does not mean &ldquo;noncommercial&rdquo;.  A free  &ldquo;Free software&rdquo; does not mean &ldquo;noncommercial&rdquo;.  A free
186  program must be available for commercial use, commercial development,  program must be available for commercial use, commercial development,
187  and commercial distribution.  Commercial development of free software  and commercial distribution.  Commercial development of free software
# Line 218  facility that allows you to specify the Line 232  facility that allows you to specify the
232  alias for the modified version.</p>  alias for the modified version.</p>
233    
234  <p>  <p>
 In the GNU project, we use  
 <a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>  
 to protect these freedoms legally for everyone.  But  
 <a href="/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware">noncopylefted  
 free software</a> also exists.  We believe there are important reasons why  
 <a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">it is better to use copyleft</a>,  
 but if your program is noncopylefted free software, it is still basically  
 ethical. (See <a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free Software</a> for a description of how &ldquo;free software,&rdquo; &ldquo;copylefted software&rdquo; and other categories of software relate to each other.)  
 </p>  
   
 <p>  
235  Sometimes government <a id="exportcontrol">export control regulations</a>  Sometimes government <a id="exportcontrol">export control regulations</a>
236  and trade sanctions can constrain your freedom to distribute copies of  and trade sanctions can constrain your freedom to distribute copies of
237  programs internationally.  Software developers do not have the power to  programs internationally.  Software developers do not have the power to
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