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Yavor Doganov |
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Subject: |
www/philosophy historical-apsl.html |
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Date: |
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:22:08 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Yavor Doganov <yavor> 07/04/24 20:22:08
Modified files:
philosophy : historical-apsl.html
Log message:
Templated.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/historical-apsl.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.10&r2=1.11
Patches:
Index: historical-apsl.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/historical-apsl.html,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -b -r1.10 -r1.11
--- historical-apsl.html 5 May 2005 19:37:15 -0000 1.10
+++ historical-apsl.html 24 Apr 2007 20:22:03 -0000 1.11
@@ -1,59 +1,38 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
- "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd";>
-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang="en">
-
-<head>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
<title>Problems with older versions of the Apple License (APSL) - GNU Project
- Free Software Foundation (FSF)</title>
-<meta http-equiv="content-type" content='text/html; charset=utf-8' />
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/gnu.css" />
-<link rev="made" href="mailto:address@hidden"; />
-</head>
-
-<!-- This document is in XML, and xhtml 1.0 -->
-<!-- Please make sure to properly nest your tags -->
-<!-- and ensure that your final document validates -->
-<!-- consistent with W3C xhtml 1.0 and CSS standards -->
-<!-- See validator.w3.org -->
-
-<body>
-
-<p><a href="#translations">Translations</a> of this page</p>
-
-<h3>The Problems with older versions of the Apple Public Source License</h3>
-<p>
-<a href="/graphics/philosophicalgnu.html"><img
src="/graphics/philosophical-gnu-sm.jpg"
- alt=" [image of a Philosophical Gnu] "
- width="160" height="200" /></a>
-</p>
-
+<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+<h2>The Problems with older versions of the Apple Public Source License</h2>
<h3>FSF Position on the Older Versions of APSL</h3>
-<p style="font-size:larger;">
-<em>
-The current version of the Apple Public Source License (APSL) does not
-have any of these problems. <a href="apsl.html">You can read our current
-position on the APSL elsewhere</a>. This document is kept here for
-historical purposes only.</em></p>
+<div class="announcement">
+<blockquote>
+<p>The current version of the Apple Public Source License (APSL) does not
+have any of these problems. <a href="/philosophy/apsl.html">You can
+read our current position on the APSL elsewhere</a>. This document is
+kept here for historical purposes only.</p>
+</blockquote>
+</div>
<p>
Apple released an updated version, 1.1, of the APSL but it remained
-unacceptable. They changed the termination clause into a ``suspension''
-clause, but it still had the same kind of bad effects.</p>
+unacceptable. They changed the termination clause into a
+“suspension” clause, but it still had the same kind of bad
+effects.</p>
<p>
-In January 2001, Apple released another version, APSL 1.2. This version
-fixes two of the fatal flaws, but one still remains: any modified version
-"deployed" in an organization must be published. The APSL 1.2 has taken
-two large steps towards a free software license, but still has one more
-large step to take before it qualifies.</p>
+In January 2001, Apple released another version, APSL 1.2. This
+version fixes two of the fatal flaws, but one still remains: any
+modified version “deployed” in an organization must be
+published. The APSL 1.2 has taken two large steps towards a free
+software license, but still has one more large step to take before it
+qualifies.</p>
<p>
Below, is the original commentary on the first version of the APSL,
version 1.0.</p>
-<h2>Original APSL Commentary</h2>
+<h3>Original APSL Commentary</h3>
<p>
After studying Apple's new source code license, the APSL, I have
@@ -61,18 +40,18 @@
has three fatal flaws, any of which would be sufficient to make the
software less than free.</p>
-<h3>Disrespect for privacy</h3>
+<h4>Disrespect for privacy</h4>
<p>
The APSL does not allow you to make a modified version and use it for
your own private purposes, without publishing your changes.</p>
-<h3>Central control</h3>
+<h4>Central control</h4>
<p>
Anyone who releases (or even uses, other than for R&D) a modified
version is required to notify one specific organization, which happens
to be Apple.</p>
-<h3>Possibility of revocation at any time</h3>
+<h4>Possibility of revocation at any time</h4>
<p>
The termination clause says that Apple can revoke this license, and
forbid you to keep using all or some part of the software, any time
@@ -105,18 +84,20 @@
<p>
Of course, the major difference between the NPL and the APSL is that
-the NPL *is* a free software license. These problems are significant
-in the case of the NPL because the NPL has no fatal flaws. Would that
-the same were true of the APSL.</p>
+the NPL <b>is</b> a free software license. These problems are
+significant in the case of the NPL because the NPL has no fatal flaws.
+Would that the same were true of the APSL.</p>
+
<p>
At a fundamental level, the APSL makes a claim that, if it became
accepted, would stretch copyright powers in a dangerous way: it claims
-to be able to set conditions for simply *running* the software. As I
-understand it, copyright law in the US does not permit this, except
-when encryption or a license manager is used to enforce the
+to be able to set conditions for simply <b>running</b> the software.
+As I understand it, copyright law in the US does not permit this,
+except when encryption or a license manager is used to enforce the
conditions. It would be terribly ironic if a failed attempt at making
a free software license resulted in an extension of the effective
range of copyright power.</p>
+
<p>
Aside from this, we must remember that only part of MacOS is being
released under the APSL. Even if the fatal flaws and practical
@@ -124,67 +105,32 @@
good free software license, that would do no good for the other parts
of MacOS whose source code is not being released at all. We must
not judge all of a company by just part of what they do.</p>
-<p>
+<p>
Overall, I think that Apple's action is an example of the effects of
-the year-old <a href="/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html">"open source"
-movement</a>: of its plan to appeal to business with the purely
-materialistic goal of faster development, while putting aside the
-deeper issues of freedom, community, cooperation, and what kind of
+the year-old <a href="/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html">“open
+source” movement</a>: of its plan to appeal to business with the
+purely materialistic goal of faster development, while putting aside
+the deeper issues of freedom, community, cooperation, and what kind of
society we want to live in.</p>
<p>
-Apple has grasped perfectly the concept with which "open source" is
-promoted, which is "show users the source and they will help you fix
-bugs". What Apple has not grasped--or has dismissed--is the spirit of
-free software, which is that we form a community to cooperate on the
-commons of software.</p>
-
-<hr />
-<h4><a href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Other Texts to Read</a></h4>
-<hr />
-
-<!-- All pages on the GNU web server should have the section about -->
-<!-- verbatim copying. Please do NOT remove this without talking -->
-<!-- with the webmasters first. -->
-<!-- Please make sure the copyright date is consistent with the document -->
-<!-- and that it is like this "2001, 2002" not this "2001-2002." -->
-
-<div class="translations">
-<p><a id="translations"></a>
-<b>Translations of this page</b>:<br />
-
-<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical, and in the original -->
-<!-- language if possible, otherwise default to English -->
-<!-- If you do not have it English, please comment what the -->
-<!-- English is. If you add a new language here, please -->
-<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
-<!-- - in /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
-<!-- - in /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
-<!-- one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
-<!-- - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
-<!-- to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
-<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right versus -->
-<!-- http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm -->
+Apple has grasped perfectly the concept with which “open
+source” is promoted, which is “show users the source and
+they will help you fix bugs”. What Apple has not
+grasped—or has dismissed—is the spirit of free software,
+which is that we form a community to cooperate on the commons of
+software.</p>
-[
- <a href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.html">English</a>
-| <a href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.es.html">Español</a> <!--
Spanish -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.fr.html">Français</a> <!--
French -->
-| <a href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.pl.html">Polski</a> <!-- Polish -->
-]
-</p>
</div>
-<div class="copyright">
-<p>
-Return to the <a href="/home.html">GNU Project home page</a>.
-</p>
+<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
+<div id="footer">
<p>
Please send FSF & GNU inquiries to
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
-There are also <a href="/home.html#ContactInfo">other ways to contact</a>
+There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a>
the FSF.
<br />
Please send broken links and other corrections (or suggestions) to
@@ -193,16 +139,16 @@
<p>
Please see the
-<a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations
+<a href="/server/standards/README.translations">Translations
README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting
translations of this article.
</p>
<p>
-Copyright (C) 1999, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
-<br />
-Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
+Copyright © 1999, 2001, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+</p>
+<address>51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA</address>
+<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is
preserved.
</p>
@@ -210,10 +156,39 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2005/05/05 19:37:15 $ $Author: novalis $
+$Date: 2007/04/24 20:22:03 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
+<div id="translations">
+<h4>Translations of this page</h4>
+
+<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical. -->
+<!-- Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. de is German. -->
+<!-- Write the language name in its own language (Deutsch) in the text. -->
+<!-- If you add a new language here, please -->
+<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
+<!-- - /home/www/bin/nightly-vars either TAGSLANG or WEBLANG -->
+<!-- - /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
+<!-- - one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
+<!-- - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
+<!-- to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
+<!-- Please also check you have the 2 letter language code right, cf. -->
+<!-- <URL:http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm> -->
+<!-- Please use W3C normative character entities. -->
+
+<ul class="translations-list">
+<!-- English -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.html">English</a> [en]</li>
+<!-- Spanish -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.es.html">Español</a> [es]</li>
+<!-- French -->
+<li><a
href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.fr.html">Français</a> [fr]</li>
+<!-- Polish -->
+<li><a href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.pl.html">Polski</a> [pl]</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
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