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104  no longer unusual; such free commercial software is very important.</p>  no longer unusual; such free commercial software is very important.</p>
105  <p>  <p>
106  Rules about how to package a modified version are acceptable, if they  Rules about how to package a modified version are acceptable, if they
107  don't substantively block your freedom to release modified versions.  don't substantively block your freedom to release modified versions,
108  Rules that ``if you make the program available in this way, you must  or your freedom to make and use modified versions privately.  Rules
109  make it available in that way also'' can be acceptable too, on the  that ``if you make your version available in this way, you must make
110  same condition.  (Note that such a rule still leaves you the choice of  it available in that way also'' can be acceptable too, on the same
111  whether to publish the program or not.)  It is also acceptable for the  condition.  (Note that such a rule still leaves you the choice of
112  license to require that, if you have distributed a modified version  whether to publish your version at all.)  Rules that require release
113  and a previous developer asks for a copy of it, you must send one,  of source code to the users for versions that you put into public use
114  or that you identify yourself on your modifications.</p>  are also acceptable.  It is also acceptable for the license to require
115    that, if you have distributed a modified version and a previous
116    developer asks for a copy of it, you must send one, or that you
117    identify yourself on your modifications.
118    </p>
119  <p>  <p>
120  In the GNU project, we use <a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">``copyleft''</a>  In the GNU project, we use <a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">``copyleft''</a>
121  to protect these freedoms legally for everyone.  But  to protect these freedoms legally for everyone.  But
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