www/licenses license-list.html

[Brett Smith]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Brett Smith <brett>     09/01/14 16:48:13

Modified files:
        licenses       : license-list.html 

Log message:
        GPLv3/AGPLv3 compatibility: the word "use" is a little too vague 
(RT#353433)

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.244&r2=1.245

Patches:
Index: license-list.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.244
retrieving revision 1.245
diff -u -b -r1.244 -r1.245
--- license-list.html   10 Dec 2008 20:19:44 -0000      1.244
+++ license-list.html   14 Jan 2009 16:47:16 -0000      1.245
@@ -160,13 +160,15 @@
 using the GNU AGPL for any software which will commonly be run over a
 network.</p>
 
-<p>Please note that the GNU AGPL is not compatible with GPLv2.  It is also
-technically not compatible with GPLv3 in a strict sense: you cannot take
-code released under the GNU AGPL and use it under the terms of GPLv3, or
-vice versa.  However, you are allowed to combine separate modules or source
-files released under both of those licenses in a single project, which will
-provide many programmers with all the permission they need to make the
-programs they want.  See section 13 of both licenses for details.</p> </dd>
+<p>Please note that the GNU AGPL is not compatible with GPLv2.  It is
+also technically not compatible with GPLv3 in a strict sense: you
+cannot take code released under the GNU AGPL and convey or modify it
+however you like under the terms of GPLv3, or vice versa.  However,
+you are allowed to combine separate modules or source files released
+under both of those licenses in a single project, which will provide
+many programmers with all the permission they need to make the
+programs they want.  See section 13 of both licenses for
+details.</p> </dd>
 
 <dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"; id="apache2">
     Apache License, Version 2.0</a></dt>
@@ -1701,7 +1703,7 @@
   <p>
     Updated:
     <!-- timestamp start -->
-    $Date: 2008/12/10 20:19:44 $
+    $Date: 2009/01/14 16:47:16 $
     <!-- timestamp end -->
   </p>
 </div>