ow that what they have is not the original,
   so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the
   original authors' reputations.
  </p>
  <p>
   Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents.
   We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will
   individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program
   proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent
   must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at 