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From: |
Mike Clarke |
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Subject: |
www/philosophy why-copyleft.html |
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Date: |
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:31:00 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Mike Clarke <clarkema> 07/03/25 21:31:00
Modified files:
philosophy : why-copyleft.html
Log message:
Updated to use new template.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/why-copyleft.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.16&r2=1.17
Patches:
Index: why-copyleft.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/why-copyleft.html,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -b -r1.16 -r1.17
--- why-copyleft.html 6 Mar 2007 19:36:20 -0000 1.16
+++ why-copyleft.html 25 Mar 2007 21:30:55 -0000 1.17
@@ -1,54 +1,39 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
- "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd";>
-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang="en">
-
-<head>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<title>Why Copyleft? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)</title>
-<meta http-equiv="content-type" content='text/html; charset=utf-8' />
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/gnu.css" />
-<link rev="made" href="mailto:address@hidden"; />
-</head>
-
-<!-- This document is in XML, and xhtml 1.0 -->
-<!-- Please make sure to properly nest your tags -->
-<!-- and ensure that your final document validates -->
-<!-- consistent with W3C xhtml 1.0 and CSS standards -->
-<!-- See validator.w3.org -->
-
-<body>
-
-<p><a href="#translations">Translations</a> of this page</p>
-
+<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
<h2>Why Copyleft?</h2>
+<!-- This document uses XHTML 1.0 Strict, but may be served as -->
+<!-- text/html. Please ensure that markup style considers -->
+<!-- appendex C of the XHTML 1.0 standard. See validator.w3.org. -->
+
+<!-- Please ensure links are consistent with Apache's MultiView. -->
+<!-- Change include statements to be consistent with the relevant -->
+<!-- language, where necessary. -->
+
<p>
<cite>"When it comes to defending the freedom of others, to lie
down and do nothing is an act of weakness, not humility."</cite>
</p>
<p>
-<a href="/graphics/agnuhead.html"><img src="/graphics/gnu-head-sm.jpg"
- alt=" [image of the Head of a GNU] "
- width="129" height="122" /></a>
+ In the GNU Project we usually recommend people use <a
+ href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a> licenses like GNU
+ GPL, rather than permissive non-copyleft free software licenses. We
+ don't argue harshly against the non-copyleft licenses—in fact, we
+ occasionally recommend them in special circumstances—but the
+ advocates of those licenses show a pattern of arguing harshly against
+ the <acronym title="General Public License">GPL</acronym>.
</p>
-<hr />
-
-<p>
- In the GNU Project we usually recommend people use <a
-href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a> licenses like GNU GPL,
- rather than permissive non-copyleft free
- software licenses. We don't argue harshly against the non-copyleft
- licenses--in fact, we occasionally recommend them in special
- circumstances--but the advocates of those licenses show a pattern
- of arguing harshly against the GPL.</p>
<p>
In one such argument, a person stated that his use of one of the
BSD licenses was an "act of humility": "I ask nothing of those who
use my code, except to credit me." It is rather a stretch to
describe a legal demand for credit as "humility", but there is a
- deeper point to be considered here.</p>
+ deeper point to be considered here.
+</p>
+
<p>
Humility is abnegating your own self interest, but you and the one
who uses your code are not the only ones affected by your choice of
@@ -56,93 +41,89 @@
your code in a non-free program is trying to deny freedom to
others, and if you let him do it, you're failing to defend their
freedom. When it comes to defending the freedom of others, to lie
- down and do nothing is an act of weakness, not humility.</p>
+ down and do nothing is an act of weakness, not humility.
+</p>
+
<p>
Releasing your code under one of the BSD licenses, or some other
permissive non-copyleft license, is not doing wrong; the program is
still free software, and still a contribution to our community.
But it is weak, and in most cases it is not the best way to
- promote users' freedom to share and change software.</p>
-
-<hr />
-<h4><a href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Other Texts to Read</a></h4>
-<hr />
+ promote users' freedom to share and change software.
+</p>
-<!-- All pages on the GNU web server should have the section about -->
+<!-- If needed, change the copyright block at the bottom. In general, -->
+<!-- all pages on the GNU web server should have the section about -->
<!-- verbatim copying. Please do NOT remove this without talking -->
<!-- with the webmasters first. -->
<!-- Please make sure the copyright date is consistent with the document -->
<!-- and that it is like this "2001, 2002" not this "2001-2002." -->
-
-<div class="translations">
-<p><a id="translations"></a>
-<b>Translations of this page</b>:<br />
-
-<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical, and in the original -->
-<!-- language if possible, otherwise default to English -->
-<!-- If you do not have it English, please comment what the -->
-<!-- English is. If you add a new language here, please -->
-<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
-<!-- - in /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
-<!-- - in /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
-<!-- one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
-<!-- - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
-<!-- to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
-<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right versus -->
-<!-- http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm -->
-
-[
- <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.ca.html">Català</a> <!-- Catalan -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.html">English</a>
-| <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.de.html">Deutsch</a> <!-- German -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.es.html">Español</a> <!--
Spanish -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.fr.html">Français</a> <!--
French -->
-| <a
href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.he.html">עברית</a>
<!-- Hebrew -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.ko.html">한국어</a>
<!-- Korean -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.nl.html">Nederlands</a> <!-- Dutch -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.pl.html">Polski</a> <!-- Polish -->
-]
-</p>
-</div>
-
-<div class="copyright">
-<p>
-Return to the <a href="/home.html">GNU Project home page</a>.
-</p>
+</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
+<div id="footer">
<p>
Please send FSF & GNU inquiries to
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
-There are also <a href="/home.html#ContactInfo">other ways to contact</a>
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>.
+There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a>
the FSF.
<br />
Please send broken links and other corrections (or suggestions) to
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>.
</p>
<p>
Please see the
-<a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations
+<a href="/server/standards/README.translations">Translations
README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting
translations of this article.
</p>
<p>
-Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
-<br />
-Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
-permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is
-preserved.
+Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+</p>
+<address>51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA</address>
+<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article are
+permitted worldwide, without royalty, in any medium, provided this
+notice, and the copyright notice, are preserved.
</p>
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/03/06 19:36:20 $ $Author: tuijldert $
+$Date: 2007/03/25 21:30:55 $ $Author: clarkema $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
+<div id="translations">
+<h3>Translations of this page:</h3>
+
+<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical. -->
+<!-- Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. de is Deutsch.-->
+<!-- If you add a new language here, please -->
+<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
+<!-- - /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
+<!-- - /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
+<!-- - one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
+<!-- - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
+<!-- to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
+<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right versus -->
+<!-- <URL:http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm> -->
+<!-- Please use W3C normative character entities -->
+
+<ul class="translations-list">
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.ca.html">Català</a> [ca]</li> <!--
Catalan -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.html">English</a> [en]</li>
+<li><a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.de.html">Deutsch</a> [de]</li>
<!-- German -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.es.html">Español</a> [es]</li>
<!-- Spanish -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.fr.html">Français</a> [fr]</li>
<!-- French -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.he.html">עברית</a> [he]</li>
<!-- Hebrew -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.ko.html">한국어</a> [ko]</li>
<!-- Korean -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.nl.html">Nederlands</a> [nl]</li>
<!-- Dutch -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.pl.html">Polski</a> [pl]</li>
<!-- Polish -->
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
</body>
</html>