www/licenses license-list.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       13/12/16 21:34:34

Modified files:
        licenses       : license-list.html 

Log message:
        (SystemC "Open Source" License, Version 3.0): Minor cleanup.
        (No license): Explain more clearly; recommend CC0 and copyleft.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.383&r2=1.384

Patches:
Index: license-list.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.383
retrieving revision 1.384
diff -u -b -r1.383 -r1.384
--- license-list.html   15 Jul 2013 01:10:42 -0000      1.383
+++ license-list.html   16 Dec 2013 21:34:33 -0000      1.384
@@ -1518,7 +1518,8 @@
     <span class="anchor-reference-id">
        (<a href="#NoLicense">#NoLicense</a>)</span></dt>
 <dd>
-<p>Code with no license is nonfree.</p>
+<p>If source code does not carry a license to give users the
+four essential freedoms, it is not free software.</p>
 
 <p> Copyright law makes all copyrightable works nonfree by default.
 This includes programs.  Therefore, in order for a program to be free,
@@ -1527,9 +1528,15 @@
 The document where they do so is called a <em>free software
 license</em>.  This is the function of free software licenses.</p>
 
-<p>Thus, if source code does not carry a license to give users the
-four essential freedoms, it is not free software. </p></dd>
-
+<p>Some developers think that code with no license is in the public
+domain.  Alas, that is not true.  In some countries, users that
+download it may not be legally allowed to run it.</p>
+
+<p>If you want to put the code in the public domain,
+use <a href="#CC0">CC0</a>.  However, in most cases it
+is <a href="/licenses/license-recommendations.html"> better to
+copyleft your code</a> to assure that freedom reaches all users of the
+code.</p>
 
 <dt><a id="Aladdin">Aladdin Free Public License</a>
     <span class="anchor-reference-id">
@@ -1856,8 +1863,10 @@
 href="/philosophy/not-ipr.html">&ldquo;intellectual
 property&rdquo;</a>.</p>
 
-<p>Despite the name, this license has not been approved as an open
-source license as of this writing.</p></dd>
+<p>Despite the name, it is not clear whether this license would
+qualify as &ldquo;open source&rdquo;.  However, our judgment of it is
+not based on that.
+</p></dd>
 
 
 <dt><a id="UtahPublicLicense"
@@ -2266,7 +2275,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2013/07/15 01:10:42 $
+$Date: 2013/12/16 21:34:33 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>