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www/licenses license-list.html
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From: |
Therese Godefroy |
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Subject: |
www/licenses license-list.html |
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Date: |
Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:25:37 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 14/03/31 06:25:37
Modified files:
licenses : license-list.html
Log message:
Reverse last commit.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.394&r2=1.395
Patches:
Index: license-list.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.394
retrieving revision 1.395
diff -u -b -r1.394 -r1.395
--- license-list.html 31 Mar 2014 06:11:00 -0000 1.394
+++ license-list.html 31 Mar 2014 06:25:31 -0000 1.395
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
<h2>Various Licenses and Comments about Them</h2>
-<div class="toc">
-
-<h3 id="TableOfContents">Table of Contents</h3>
+<h3><a id="TableOfContents">Table of Contents</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a></li>
@@ -39,12 +37,8 @@
Licenses for Works stating a Viewpoint (e.g., Opinion or
Testimony)</a></li>
</ul>
-</div> <!-- /class="toc" -->
-<div class="big-section">
-<h3 id="Introduction">
- Introduction</h3>
-</div>
+<h2><a id="Introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
<p>We classify a license according to certain key criteria:</p>
@@ -103,24 +97,15 @@
The Free Software Directory catalogues over 6000 free software packages and
their licensing information.</p>
-<h6>Color code of the left border</h6>
-<ul>
- <li>Green: free license, compatible with the GNU GPL or FDL;</li>
- <li>Tan: free license, incompatible with the GNU GPL and FDL;</li>
- <li>Red: nonfree license.</li>
-</ul>
+<h2><a id="SoftwareLicenses">Software Licenses</a></h2>
-<div class="big-section">
-<h3 id="SoftwareLicenses">
- Software Licenses</h3>
-</div>
-
-<span id="FreeLicenses"><span>
-<h4 id="GPLCompatibleLicenses" class="big-subsection">
- GPL-Compatible Free Software Licenses</h4>
-<span class="anchor-reference-id section-anchor">
+<h3><a id="FreeLicenses"></a>
+ <a id="GPLCompatibleLicenses">
+ GPL-Compatible Free Software Licenses</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
(<a href="#GPLCompatibleLicenses">#GPLCompatibleLicenses</a>)</span>
+</h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses qualify as <a
href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>
@@ -128,8 +113,7 @@
GPL</a>.</strong></p>
-<dl class="allright">
-
+<dl>
<dt><a id="GNUGPL"></a> <!-- both generic and version-specific anchors -->
<a id="GNUGPLv3" href="/licenses/gpl.html">
GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3</a>
@@ -922,21 +906,21 @@
</dl>
-<hr class="separator" />
-
-<h4 id="GPLIncompatibleLicenses" class="big-subsection">
- GPL-Incompatible Free Software Licenses</h4>
-<span class="anchor-reference-id section-anchor">
+<hr />
+<h3><a id="GPLIncompatibleLicenses">
+ GPL-Incompatible Free Software Licenses</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
(<a href="#GPLIncompatibleLicenses">#GPLIncompatibleLicenses</a>)</span>
+</h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses
are <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> licenses, but
are <a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatIsCompatible"><em>not
compatible</em></a> with the <a href="#GNUGPL">GNU GPL</a>.</strong></p>
-<dl class="watchout">
+<dl>
<dt><a id="AGPLv1.0" href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:AGPLv1";>
Affero General Public License version 1</a>
<span class="anchor-reference-id">
@@ -1531,15 +1515,14 @@
</dl>
-<hr class="separator" />
-
-<span id="NonFreeSoftwareLicense"></span>
-<h4 id="NonFreeSoftwareLicenses" class="big-subsection">
- Nonfree Software Licenses</h4>
-<span class="anchor-reference-id section-anchor">
+<hr /> <!-- first id is singular, leave for compatibility: -->
+<h3><a id="NonFreeSoftwareLicense"></a>
+ <a id="NonFreeSoftwareLicenses">
+ Nonfree Software Licenses</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
(<a href="#NonFreeSoftwareLicenses">#NonFreeSoftwareLicenses</a>)</span>
-
+</h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses <em>do not qualify</em> as <a
href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>
@@ -1564,8 +1547,7 @@
unless we think that for specific reasons it won't backfire.</p>
-<dl class="no-no">
-
+<dl>
<dt><a id="NoLicense">No license</a>
<span class="anchor-reference-id">
(<a href="#NoLicense">#NoLicense</a>)</span></dt>
@@ -1989,24 +1971,20 @@
</dl>
-<div class="big-section">
-<h3 id="DocumentationLicenses">
- Licenses For Documentation</h3>
-</div>
+<h2><a id="DocumentationLicenses">Licenses For Documentation</a></h2>
-<h4 id="FreeDocumentationLicenses" class="big-subsection">
- Free Documentation Licenses</h4>
-<span class="anchor-reference-id section-anchor">
+<h3><a id="FreeDocumentationLicenses">Free Documentation Licenses</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
(<a href="#FreeDocumentationLicenses">#FreeDocumentationLicenses</a>)
</span>
+</h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses qualify as <a
href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">free
documentation</a> licenses.</strong></p>
-<dl class="allright">
-
+<dl>
<dt><a id="FDL" href="/licenses/fdl.html">
GNU Free Documentation License</a>
<span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a href="#FDL">#FDL</a>)</span></dt>
@@ -2018,19 +1996,6 @@
(“books”).</p></dd>
-<dt><a id="FreeBSDDL"
- href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki?title=License:FreeBSD";>
- FreeBSD Documentation License</a>
- <span class="anchor-reference-id">
- (<a href="#FreeBSDDL">#FreeBSDDL</a>)</span></dt>
-<dd>
-<p>This is a permissive non-copyleft free documentation license that is
-compatible with the GNU FDL.</p></dd>
-
-</dl> <!-- end class="allright" -->
-<dl class="watchout">
-
-
<dt><a id="ACDL"
href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Common_Documentation_License";>
Apple's Common Documentation License, Version 1.0</a>
@@ -2043,6 +2008,16 @@
Documentation License.</p></dd>
+<dt><a id="FreeBSDDL"
+ href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki?title=License:FreeBSD";>
+ FreeBSD Documentation License</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
+ (<a href="#FreeBSDDL">#FreeBSDDL</a>)</span></dt>
+<dd>
+<p>This is a permissive non-copyleft free documentation license that is
+compatible with the GNU FDL.</p></dd>
+
+
<dt><a id="RealOPL"></a> <!-- old id, leave for compatibility -->
<a id="OpenPublicationL" href="http://opencontent.org/openpub/";>
Open Publication License, Version 1.0</a>
@@ -2082,21 +2057,20 @@
</dl>
-<hr class="separator" />
-
-<h4 id="NonFreeDocumentationLicenses" class="big-subsection">
- Nonfree Documentation Licenses</h4>
-<span class="anchor-reference-id section-anchor">
+<hr />
+<h3><a id="NonFreeDocumentationLicenses">
+ Nonfree Documentation Licenses</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
(<a href="#NonFreeDocumentationLicenses">#NonFreeDocumentationLicenses</a>)
</span>
+</h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses <em>do not qualify</em>
as free documentation licenses:</strong></p>
-<dl class="no-no">
-
+<dl>
<dt><a id="OCL"></a> <!-- brief id, leave for compatibility -->
<a id="OpenContentL" href="http://opencontent.org/opl.shtml";>
Open Content License, Version 1.0</a>
@@ -2113,17 +2087,16 @@
spelling their names in full to make sure people understand what you
say.</p></dd>
-</dl> <!-- end class="no-no" -->
+</dl>
-<div class="big-section">
-<h3 id="OtherLicenses">Licenses for Works of Practical Use
- Besides Software and Documentation</h3>
-<span class="anchor-reference-id section-anchor">
+<h2><a id="OtherLicenses">
+ Licenses for Works of Practical Use Besides Software and Documentation</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
(<a href="#OtherLicenses">#OtherLicenses</a>)</span>
-</div>
+</h2>
-<dl class="allright">
+<dl>
<dt><a id="GPLOther" href="/licenses/gpl.html">
GNU General Public License</a>
<span class="anchor-reference-id">
@@ -2148,9 +2121,6 @@
recommend the GNU FDL for dictionaries, encyclopedias, and any other
works that provide information for practical use.</p></dd>
-</dl> <!-- end class="allright" -->
-<dl class="watchout">
-
<dt><a id="ccby" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode";>
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license</a>
@@ -2221,20 +2191,19 @@
copyrightable, so we don't recommend using it; however, there is no
reason to avoid using data released this way.</p></dd>
-</dl> <!-- end class="watchout" -->
+</dl>
-<h4 id="Fonts" class="big-subsection">
- Licenses for Fonts</h4>
-<span class="anchor-reference-id section-anchor">
- (<a href="#Fonts">#Fonts</a>)</span>
+<h3><a id="Fonts">Licenses for Fonts</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a href="#Fonts">#Fonts</a>)</span>
+</h3>
<p>The licenses below apply to an instantiation of a design in a computer
file, not the artistic design. As far as we know, an implementation of
a design is always copyrightable. The legal status of the artistic
design is complex, and varies by jurisdiction.</p>
-<dl class="watchout">
+<dl>
<dt><a id="GPLFonts" href="/licenses/gpl.html">
GNU General Public License</a>
@@ -2276,14 +2245,10 @@
</dl>
-
-<div class="big-section">
-<h3 id="OpinionLicenses">
- Licenses for Works stating a Viewpoint
- <span>(e.g., Opinion or Testimony)</span></h3>
-<span class="anchor-reference-id section-anchor">
+<h2><a id="OpinionLicenses"> Licenses for Works stating a Viewpoint (e.g.,
Opinion or Testimony)</a>
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">
(<a href="#OpinionLicenses">#OpinionLicenses</a>)</span>
-</div>
+</h2>
<p>Works that express someone's opinion—memoirs, editorials, and
so on—serve a fundamentally different purpose than works for
@@ -2300,8 +2265,7 @@
two that we recommend:</p>
-<dl class="allright">
-
+<dl>
<dt><a id="GNUVerbatim" href="/licenses/licenses.html#VerbatimCopying">
GNU Verbatim Copying License</a>
<span class="anchor-reference-id">
@@ -2328,10 +2292,9 @@
</dl>
-<hr class="separator" />
-
-<p class="back"><strong><a href="/licenses/licenses.html">More about
licenses</a></strong></p>
+<hr />
+<strong><a href="/licenses/licenses.html">More about licenses.</a></strong>
</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
<div id="footer">
@@ -2371,7 +2334,7 @@
<p></p><p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/03/31 06:11:00 $
+$Date: 2014/03/31 06:25:31 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>