www/licenses gpl-faq.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       14/10/10 19:18:02

Modified files:
        licenses       : gpl-faq.html 

Log message:
        Minor clarifications.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.202&r2=1.203

Patches:
Index: gpl-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.202
retrieving revision 1.203
diff -u -b -r1.202 -r1.203
--- gpl-faq.html        28 Jun 2014 08:02:36 -0000      1.202
+++ gpl-faq.html        10 Oct 2014 19:18:02 -0000      1.203
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
     copies of the program for money?</a></li>
   
     <li><a href="#DoesTheGPLAllowDownloadFee">Does the GPL allow me to
-    charge a fee for downloading the program from my site?</a></li>
+    charge a fee for downloading the program from my distribution
+    site?</a></li>
   
     <li><a href="#DoesTheGPLAllowRequireFee">Does the GPL allow me to
     require that anyone who receives the software must pay me a fee
@@ -802,8 +803,9 @@
  >#CanIDemandACopy</a>)</span></dt>
 <dd><p>
 No.  The GPL gives him permission to make and redistribute copies of
-the program <em>if he chooses to do so</em>.  He also has the right not to
-redistribute the program, if that is what he chooses.</p></dd>
+the program <em>if and when he chooses to do so</em>.  He also has the
+right not to redistribute the program, when that is what he
+chooses.</p></dd>
 
 
 <dt id="WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid">What does &ldquo;written offer
@@ -838,7 +840,7 @@
 Section 2 says that modified versions you distribute must be
 licensed to all third parties under the GPL.  &ldquo;All third
 parties&rdquo; means absolutely everyone&mdash;but this does not require
-you to *do* anything physically for them.  It only means they have a
+you to <em>do</em> anything physically for them.  It only means they have a
 license from you, under the GPL, for your version. </p></dd>
 
 
@@ -893,7 +895,7 @@
 binary-only release.)</p></dd>
 
 <dt id="DoesTheGPLAllowDownloadFee">Does the GPL allow me to charge a
-    fee for downloading the program from my site?</dt>
+    fee for downloading the program from my distribution site?</dt>
 <dd><p>
 Yes.  You can charge any fee you wish for distributing a copy of the
 program.  If you distribute binaries by download, you must provide
@@ -916,7 +918,12 @@
 
 <p>The GPL is a free software license, and therefore it permits people
 to use and even redistribute the software without being required to
-pay anyone a fee for doing so.</p></dd>
+pay anyone a fee for doing so.</p>
+
+<p>You <em>can</em> charge people a fee
+to <a href="DoesTheGPLAllowMoney">get a copy <em>from you</em></a>.
+You can't require people to pay you when they get a copy <em>from
+someone else</em>.</p></dd>
 
 
 <dt id="DoesTheGPLRequireAvailabilityToPublic">If I
@@ -3779,7 +3786,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/06/28 08:02:36 $
+$Date: 2014/10/10 19:18:02 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>