www/philosophy free-sw.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       14/02/23 03:48:48

Modified files:
        philosophy     : free-sw.html 

Log message:
        Move and simplify the paragraph that compares copylefted and
        noncopylefted free software.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.129&r2=1.130

Patches:
Index: free-sw.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-sw.html,v
retrieving revision 1.129
retrieving revision 1.130
diff -u -b -r1.129 -r1.130
--- free-sw.html        17 Feb 2014 01:35:57 -0000      1.129
+++ free-sw.html        23 Feb 2014 03:48:47 -0000      1.130
@@ -168,6 +168,20 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
+In the GNU project, we use <a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">
+copyleft </a> to protect the four freedoms legally for everyone.  We
+believe there are important reasons why
+<a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">it is better to use
+copyleft</a>.  However,
+<a href="/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware">
+noncopylefted free software</a> is ethical
+too.  See <a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free
+Software</a> for a description of how &ldquo;free software,&rdquo;
+&ldquo;copylefted software&rdquo; and other categories of software
+relate to each other.
+</p>
+
+<p>
 &ldquo;Free software&rdquo; does not mean &ldquo;noncommercial&rdquo;.  A free
 program must be available for commercial use, commercial development,
 and commercial distribution.  Commercial development of free software
@@ -218,17 +232,6 @@
 alias for the modified version.</p>
 
 <p>
-In the GNU project, we use 
-<a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>
-to protect these freedoms legally for everyone.  But 
-<a href="/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware">noncopylefted
-free software</a> also exists.  We believe there are important reasons why
-<a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">it is better to use copyleft</a>,
-but if your program is noncopylefted free software, it is still basically
-ethical. (See <a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free 
Software</a> for a description of how &ldquo;free software,&rdquo; 
&ldquo;copylefted software&rdquo; and other categories of software relate to 
each other.)
-</p>
-
-<p>
 Sometimes government <a id="exportcontrol">export control regulations</a>
 and trade sanctions can constrain your freedom to distribute copies of
 programs internationally.  Software developers do not have the power to
@@ -523,7 +526,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/02/17 01:35:57 $
+$Date: 2014/02/23 03:48:47 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>