www/licenses license-list.html

[Brett Smith]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Brett Smith <brett>     07/08/08 15:29:26

Modified files:
        licenses       : license-list.html 

Log message:
        * Update the AFL and OSL entries to refer to the latest versions.  This
          actually involved making the text a little less specific, to make sure
          the commentary applied to all versions.
        
        * Be a little less threatening about the Apache license -- even though 
1.1
          is still not something we'd recommend, I don't want people applying 
that
          advice to 2.0, which is a fine license now that we've arranged for
          GPL-compatibility.
        
        * Note the existence of Alpine and its license.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.198&r2=1.199

Patches:
Index: license-list.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.198
retrieving revision 1.199
diff -u -b -r1.198 -r1.199
--- license-list.html   27 Jul 2007 03:53:40 -0000      1.198
+++ license-list.html   8 Aug 2007 15:29:02 -0000       1.199
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 </dd>
 
 
-<dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0";>
+<dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"; name="apache2">
     Apache License, Version 2.0</a></dt>
 <dd>
 <p>This is a free software license, compatible with version 3 of the GPL.
@@ -393,48 +393,18 @@
 
 
 <dt><a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/academic.php";>
-    Academic Free License, version 2.1</a></dt>
+    Academic Free License, all versions through 3.0</a></dt>
 <dd>
-<p>The Academic Free License, version 2.1, is a free software license,
-not copyleft, and incompatible with the GNU GPL in several ways.  It
-contains contract clauses similar to the <a href="#OSLRant">Open
-Software License</a>, and should be avoided for the same
-reasons.</p></dd>
-
-
-<dt><a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/academic.php";>
-    Academic Free License, version 1.1</a></dt>
-<dd>
-<p>The Academic Free License, version 1.1, is a free software license,
-not copyleft, and incompatible with the GNU GPL in several ways.  It is
-advertised as a &ldquo;compatible upgrade&rdquo; for &ldquo;licenses
-such as BSD and MIT&rdquo;, but it isn't; the <a
-href="#ModifiedBSD">modified BSD</a> license and the <a
-href="#X11License">X11 license</a> (aka MIT) are GPL-compatible, but the
-AFL is not.</p>
-<p>The AFL is incompatible with the GPL for two reasons.  One is that
-its rules about trademark use appear to go beyond what trademark law
-itself actually requires in some countries, prohibiting what would
-legally be fair use of the trademark.</p>
-<p>Another incompatibility comes from its &ldquo;Mutual termination for
-Patent Action&rdquo; clause.  Putting aside the difficult question of
-whether this sort of clause is a good idea or a bad one, it is
-incompatible with the GPL.</p>
-<p>Because of the incompatibility, we urge you not to use the AFL for
-programs you write; however, there is no reason to avoid running
-programs that have been released under this license.</p>
-</dd>
-
+<p>The Academic Free License is a free software license, not copyleft, and
+incompatible with the GNU GPL.  It contains contract clauses similar to the
+<a href="#OSLRant">Open Software License</a>, and should be avoided for the
+same reasons.</p></dd>
 
 <dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/LICENSE-1.1";>
     Apache License, Version 1.1</a></dt>
 <dd>
 <p>This is a permissive non-copyleft free software license with a few
-requirements that render it incompatible with the GNU GPL.</p>
-<p>We urge you not to use the Apache licenses for software you write.
-However, there is no reason to avoid running programs that have been
-released under this license, such as Apache.</p></dd>
-
+requirements that render it incompatible with the GNU GPL.</p></dd>
 
 <dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/LICENSE-1.0";>
     Apache License, Version 1.0</a></dt>
@@ -663,12 +633,10 @@
 
 
 <dt><a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/osl-1.0.txt";>
-    Open Software License, version 1.0</a></dt>
+    Open Software License, all versions through 3.0</a></dt>
 <dd>
-<p>The Open Software License, version 1.0, is a free software
-license.  Its authors say it is intended to be copyleft, but we are
-having trouble determining whether the copyleft provisions really
-work.  It is incompatible with the GNU GPL in several ways.</p>
+<p>The Open Software License is a free software license.  It is
+incompatible with the GNU GPL in several ways.</p>
 
 <p><a name="OSLRant"></a>All versions of the Open Software License have
 a term which requires distributors to try to obtain explicit assent to
@@ -1017,7 +985,11 @@
 prohibits the distribution of modified versions.  It also restricts the
 media that can be used for <a
 href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html";>selling
-copies</a>.</p></dd>
+copies</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Please note that a successor to Pine, Alpine, is released under the <a
+href="#apache2">Apache License, version 2.0</a>.</p>
+</dd>
 
 
 <dt>Old Plan 9 license</dt>
@@ -1410,7 +1382,7 @@
   <p>
     Updated:
     <!-- timestamp start -->
-    $Date: 2007/07/27 03:53:40 $
+    $Date: 2007/08/08 15:29:02 $
     <!-- timestamp end -->
   </p>
 </div>