www/licenses gpl-faq.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       07/02/19 16:49:33

Modified files:
        licenses       : gpl-faq.html 

Log message:
        (DoesTheGPLAllowModNDA): Renamed from DoesTheGPLAllowNDA.
        (DoesTheGPLAllowNDA): New question.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.88&r2=1.89

Patches:
Index: gpl-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.88
retrieving revision 1.89
diff -u -b -r1.88 -r1.89
--- gpl-faq.html        10 Feb 2007 00:48:35 -0000      1.88
+++ gpl-faq.html        19 Feb 2007 16:49:30 -0000      1.89
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@
     public without a charge?</a></li>
   
     <li><a href="#DoesTheGPLAllowNDA" name="TOCDoesTheGPLAllowNDA">Does
+    the GPL allow me to distribute a copy under a
+    nondisclosure agreement?</a></li>
+  
+    <li><a href="#DoesTheGPLAllowModNDA" name="TOCDoesTheGPLAllowModNDA">Does
     the GPL allow me to distribute a modified or beta version under a
     nondisclosure agreement?</a></li>
   
@@ -779,14 +783,34 @@
 <p></p></dd>
 
 <dt><b><a href="#TOCDoesTheGPLAllowNDA" name="DoesTheGPLAllowNDA">
+  Does the GPL allow me to distribute copies under a
+  nondisclosure agreement?</a></b></dt>
+
+<dd>
+No.  The GPL says that anyone who receives a copy from you has the
+right to redistribute copies, modified or not.  You are not allowed to
+distribute the work on any more restrictive basis.
+<p>
+If someone asks you to sign an NDA for receiving GPL-covered
+copyright FSF, please inform the FSF immediately by writing to
address@hidden</p>
+<p>
+If the violation involves GPL-covered code that has some other copyright
+holder, please inform that copyright holder, just as you would
+for any other kind of violation of the GPL.
+</p></dd>
+
+
+<dt><b><a href="#TOCDoesTheGPLAllowModNDA" name="DoesTheGPLAllowModNDA">
   Does the GPL allow me to distribute a modified or beta version under a
   nondisclosure agreement?</a></b></dt>
 
 <dd>
-No.  The GPL says that anyone who receives a copy of your version from you
-has the right to redistribute copies (modified or not) of that version.
-It does not give you permission to distribute the work on any more
-restrictive basis.
+No.  The GPL says that your modified versions must carry all the
+freedoms stated in the GPL.  Thus, anyone who receives a copy of your
+version from you has the right to redistribute copies (modified or
+not) of that version.  You may not distribute any version of the work
+on a more restrictive basis.
 <p></p></dd>
 
 <dt><b><a href="#TOCDevelopChangesUnderNDA" name="DevelopChangesUnderNDA">
@@ -2511,7 +2535,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/02/10 00:48:35 $ $Author: exal $
+$Date: 2007/02/19 16:49:30 $ $Author: rms $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>