www/licenses license-recommendations.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       17/10/16 14:52:08

Modified files:
        licenses       : license-recommendations.html 

Log message:
        Explicitly recommend using GPL 3 or later.
        Link to gpl-howto.html.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-recommendations.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.33&r2=1.34

Patches:
Index: license-recommendations.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-recommendations.html,v
retrieving revision 1.33
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -b -r1.33 -r1.34
--- license-recommendations.html        20 Dec 2015 09:59:52 -0000      1.33
+++ license-recommendations.html        16 Oct 2017 18:52:08 -0000      1.34
@@ -83,9 +83,15 @@
 version of the <a href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License
 (GPL)</a> for your project.  Its strong copyleft is appropriate for
 all kinds of software, and includes numerous protections for users'
-freedom.</p>
+freedom.  Please give permission to use future license versions as
+well&mdash;in other words, make the license notice say that your
+program is covered by GPL version 3 or later.</p>
 
-<p>Now for the exceptions.</p>
+<p>Here is more advice about <a href="/licenses/gpl-howto.html">how
+to release a program under the GNU GPL</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Now for the exceptions, where it is better to use some other
+licenses instead of the GNU GPL.</p>
 
 <h4 id="small">Small programs</h4>
 
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2015/12/20 09:59:52 $
+$Date: 2017/10/16 18:52:08 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>