www/licenses gpl-faq.html

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 18/03/08 16:25:49

Modified files:
        licenses       : gpl-faq.html 

Log message:
        Modify #UnreleasedMods, add #UnreleasedModsAGPL and 
#AggregateContainers (RT #1279607).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.236&r2=1.237

Patches:
Index: gpl-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.236
retrieving revision 1.237
diff -u -b -r1.236 -r1.237
--- gpl-faq.html        1 Jan 2018 06:21:56 -0000       1.236
+++ gpl-faq.html        8 Mar 2018 21:25:48 -0000       1.237
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@
     &ldquo;aggregate&rdquo; and other kinds of &ldquo;modified
     versions&rdquo;?</a></li>
   
+    <li><a href="#AggregateContainers">When it comes to determining
+    whether two pieces of software form a single work, does the fact
+    that the code is in one or more containers have any effect?</a></li>
+  
     <li><a href="#AssignCopyright">Why does the FSF require that
     contributors to FSF-copyrighted programs assign copyright to the
     FSF?  If I hold copyright on a GPL'ed program, should I do this,
@@ -414,6 +418,11 @@
     version of a GPL'ed program on a web site.  Does the GPL say they
     must release their modified sources?</a></li>
 
+    <li><a href="#UnreleasedModsAGPL">A company is running a modified
+    version of a program licensed under the GNU Affero GPL (AGPL) on a
+    web site. Does the AGPL say they must release their modified
+    sources?</a></li>
+
     <li><a href="#InternalDistribution">Is use within one organization
     or company &ldquo;distribution&rdquo;?</a></li>
 
@@ -1985,6 +1994,14 @@
 could be a basis to consider the two parts as combined into a larger
 program.</p></dd>
 
+<dt id="AggregateContainers">When it comes to determining
+    whether two pieces of software form a single work, does the fact
+    that the code is in one or more containers have any effect?
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a href="#AggregateContainers"
+ >#AggregateContainers</a>)</span></dt>
+<dd><p>No, the analysis of whether they are a <a
+href="/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#MereAggregation">single work or an
+aggregate</a> is unchanged by the involvement of containers.</p></dd>
 
 <dt id="AssignCopyright">Why does
     the FSF require that contributors to FSF-copyrighted programs assign
@@ -2390,19 +2407,31 @@
  >#UnreleasedMods</a>)</span></dt>
 <dd><p>
 The GPL permits anyone to make a modified version and use it without
-ever distributing it to others.  What this company is doing is a
-special case of that.  Therefore, the company does not have to release
-the modified sources.</p>
-
-<p>It is essential for people to have the freedom to make modifications and
-use them privately, without ever publishing those modifications.  However,
-putting the program on a server machine for the public to talk to is hardly
-&ldquo;private&rdquo; use, so it would be legitimate to require release of
-the source code in that special case.  Developers who wish to address this
-might want to use the
-<a href="/licenses/agpl.html">GNU&nbsp;Affero&nbsp;GPL</a> for programs
-designed for network server use.</p></dd>
-
+ever distributing it to others. What this company is doing is a special
+case of that. Therefore, the company does not have to release the
+modified sources. The situation is different when the modified program
+is licensed under the terms of the <a
+href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html#UnreleasedModsAGPL">GNU Affero GPL</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Compare this to a situation where the web site contains or links to
+separate GPL'ed programs that are distributed to the user when they
+visit the web site (often written in <a
+href="/philosophy/javascript-trap.html">JavaScript</a>, but other
+languages are used as well). In this situation the source code for the
+programs being distributed must be released to the user under the
+terms of the GPL.</p></dd>
+
+<dt id="UnreleasedModsAGPL">A company is running a modified
+    version of a program licensed under the GNU Affero GPL (AGPL) on a
+    web site. Does the AGPL say they must release their modified
+    sources?
+ <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a href="#UnreleasedModsAGPL"
+ >#UnreleasedModsAGPL</a>)</span></dt>
+<dd><p>The <a href="/licenses/agpl.html">GNU Affero GPL</a>
+requires that modified versions of the software offer all users
+interacting with it over a computer network an opportunity to receive
+the source. What the company is doing falls under that meaning, so the
+company must release the modified source code.</p></dd>
 
 <dt id="InternalDistribution">Is making and using multiple copies
     within one organization or company &ldquo;distribution&rdquo;?
@@ -3904,7 +3933,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/01/01 06:21:56 $
+$Date: 2018/03/08 21:25:48 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>