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# Line 190  the program, so you won't have trouble m Line 190  the program, so you won't have trouble m
190  </p>  </p>
191    
192  <p>  <p>
 A special issue arises when a license requires changing the name by  
 which the program will be invoked from other programs.  That  
 effectively hampers you from releasing your changed version so that it  
 can replace the original when invoked by those other programs.  This  
 sort of requirement is acceptable only if there's a suitable aliasing  
 facility that allows you to specify the original program's name as an  
 alias for the modified version.</p>  
   
 <p>  
193  Rules that &ldquo;if you make your version available in this way, you  Rules that &ldquo;if you make your version available in this way, you
194  must make it available in that way also&rdquo; can be acceptable too,  must make it available in that way also&rdquo; can be acceptable too,
195  on the same condition.  An example of such an acceptable rule is one  on the same condition.  An example of such an acceptable rule is one
# Line 211  are also acceptable. Line 202  are also acceptable.
202  </p>  </p>
203    
204  <p>  <p>
205    A special issue arises when a license requires changing the name by
206    which the program will be invoked from other programs.  That
207    effectively hampers you from releasing your changed version so that it
208    can replace the original when invoked by those other programs.  This
209    sort of requirement is acceptable only if there's a suitable aliasing
210    facility that allows you to specify the original program's name as an
211    alias for the modified version.</p>
212    
213    <p>
214  In the GNU project, we use  In the GNU project, we use
215  <a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>  <a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>
216  to protect these freedoms legally for everyone.  But  to protect these freedoms legally for everyone.  But
# Line 335  never refers to freedom</a>. Line 335  never refers to freedom</a>.
335  <h3 id="History">History</h3>  <h3 id="History">History</h3>
336    
337  <p>From time to time we revise this Free Software Definition.  Here is  <p>From time to time we revise this Free Software Definition.  Here is
338  the list of changes, along with links to show exactly what was  the list of substantive changes, along with links to show exactly what
339  changed.</p>  was changed.</p>
340    
341  <ul>  <ul>
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