www/philosophy free-sw.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       14/03/08 20:21:45

Modified files:
        philosophy     : free-sw.html 

Log message:
        A free license may not require compliance with a nonfree license
        of another program.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.130&r2=1.131

Patches:
Index: free-sw.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-sw.html,v
retrieving revision 1.130
retrieving revision 1.131
diff -u -b -r1.130 -r1.131
--- free-sw.html        23 Feb 2014 03:48:47 -0000      1.130
+++ free-sw.html        8 Mar 2014 20:21:44 -0000       1.131
@@ -254,6 +254,15 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
+A free license may not require compliance with the license of a
+nonfree program.  Thus, for instance, if a license requires you to
+comply with the licenses of &ldquo;all the programs you use&rdquo;, in
+the case of a user that runs nonfree programs this would require
+compliance with the licenses of those nonfree programs; that makes the
+license nonfree.
+</p>
+
+<p>
 It is acceptable for a free license to specify which jurisdiction's
 law applies, or where litigation must be done, or both.
 </p>
@@ -365,6 +374,10 @@
 
 <ul>
 
+<li><a 
href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.130&amp;r2=1.131";>Version
+1.131</a>: A free license may not require compliance with a nonfree license
+of another program.</li>
+
 <li><a 
href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.128&amp;r2=1.129";>Version
 1.129</a>: State explicitly that choice of law and choice of forum
 specifications are allowed.  (This was always our policy.)</li>
@@ -526,7 +539,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/02/23 03:48:47 $
+$Date: 2014/03/08 20:21:44 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>