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From: |
Brett Smith |
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Subject: |
www/licenses license-list.html |
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Date: |
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:34:44 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Brett Smith <brett> 07/09/10 14:34:44
Modified files:
licenses : license-list.html
Log message:
* Have separate entries for GPLv3, GPLv2, LGPLv3, and LGPLv2.1. Right
now
since there's just one entry each for GPL and LGPL, it doesn't
discuss,
for example, how GPLv3 and GPLv2 are incompatible. Some people have
also
complained about difficulty finding the text of GPLv2 now: you
counterintuitively have to navigate to the GPLv3 text first.
* Give the old AGPL entry a version number in preparation for the GNU
AGPLv3 release.
* Update the NPL entry to version 1.1, which is built the same way and
has
the same problems as 1.0.
* Say the XFree86 1.1 Licensee is GPLv3-compatible; its extra term is
allowable under section 7(b).
* Add a brief explanation for why a license is GPL-incompatible, in the
cases where we didn't already. Some of the explanations are not very
helpful for newbies, and they're not comprehensive, but at least it
helps
avoid the appearance that decisions about compatibility are arbitrary.
* Make all gnu.org internal links absolute, but there's no need to
specify
the hostname.
* Other minor touch-ups here and there.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.200&r2=1.201
Patches:
Index: license-list.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.200
retrieving revision 1.201
diff -u -b -r1.200 -r1.201
--- license-list.html 21 Aug 2007 14:53:33 -0000 1.200
+++ license-list.html 10 Sep 2007 14:34:31 -0000 1.201
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
<ul>
<li>Whether it qualifies as a
- <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";>free
+ <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free
software</a> license.</li>
<li>Whether it is a <a
- href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/copyleft.html";>copyleft</a>
+ href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>
license.</li>
<li>Whether it is compatible with the <a href="#GNUGPL">GNU GPL</a>.
(This means you can combine a module which was released
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
<p>If you want help choosing a license, evaluating a license, or have
any other questions about licenses, you can email us at <a
-href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>.</p>
+href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a>.</p>
<p>If you are contemplating writing a new license, please contact the
FSF by writing to <a
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
<p>By the way, if you believe you have found a violation of one of our
copyleft licenses, please refer to our <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html";>license violation
+href="/licenses/gpl-violation.html">license violation
page</a>.</p>
<hr />
@@ -57,36 +57,68 @@
GPL-Compatible Free Software Licenses</a></h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses qualify as <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";>free software</a>
+href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>
licenses, and are compatible with the <a href="#GNUGPL">GNU
GPL</a>.</strong></p>
<dl>
-<dt><a id="GNUGPL" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>
- GNU General Public License</a>, or GNU GPL for short.</dt>
+<dt><a id="GNUGPL" href="/licenses/gpl.html">
+ GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a free software license, and a copyleft license. We recommend
-it for most software packages.</p></dd>
+<p>This is the latest version of the GNU GPL: a free software license, and
+a copyleft license. We recommend it for most software packages.</p>
-<dt><a id="LGPL" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html";>
- GNU Lesser General Public License</a>, or GNU LGPL for short.</dt>
+<p>Please note that GPLv3 is not compatible with GPLv2 by itself. However,
+most software released under GPLv2 allows you to use the terms of later
+versions of the GPL as well. When this is the case, you can use the
+code under GPLv3 to make the desired combination.</p></dd>
+
+<dt><a id="GPLv2" href="/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html">
+ GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2</a></dt>
+<dd>
+
+<p>This is the previous version of the GNU GPL: a free software license, and
+a copyleft license. We recommend <a href="#GNUGPL">the latest version</a>
+for most software.</p>
+
+<p>Please note that GPLv2 is, by itself, not compatible with GPLv3. However,
+most software released under GPLv2 allows you to use the terms of later
+versions of the GPL as well. When this is the case, you can use the
+code under GPLv3 to make the desired combination.</p></dd>
+
+
+<dt><a id="LGPL" href="/licenses/lgpl.html">
+ GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 3</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a free software license, but not a strong copyleft license,
-because it permits linking with non-free modules. It is compatible with
-the GNU GPL. We recommend it for <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html";>special
-circumstances only</a>.</p>
+<p>This is the latest version of the LGPL: a free software license, but not
+a strong copyleft license, because it permits linking with non-free
+modules. It is compatible with GPLv3. We recommend it for <a
+href="/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html">special circumstances
+only</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Please note that LGPLv3 is not compatible with GPLv2 by itself. However,
+most software released under GPLv2 allows you to use the terms of later
+versions of the GPL as well. When this is the case, you can use the
+code under GPLv3 to make the desired combination.</p></dd>
</dd>
+<dt><a id="LGPLv2.1" href="/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html">
+ GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1</a></dt>
+<dd>
+<p>This is the previous version of the LGPL: a free software license, but
+not a strong copyleft license, because it permits linking with non-free
+modules. It is compatible with GPLv2 and GPLv3. We generally recommend <a
+href="#LGPL">the latest version of the LGPL</a>, <a
+href="/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html">for special circumstances only</a>.</p>
<dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"; name="apache2">
Apache License, Version 2.0</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a free software license, compatible with version 3 of the GPL.
+<p>This is a free software license, compatible with version 3 of the GPL.</p>
-Please note that this license is not compatible with GPL version 2, because
+<p>Please note that this license is not compatible with GPL version 2, because
it has some requirements that are not in the older version. These include
certain patent termination and indemnification provisions.</p></dd>
@@ -104,7 +136,7 @@
is the minimal set of changes needed to correct the vagueness of the <a
href="#ArtisticLicense">Artistic License 1.0</a>.</p></dd>
-<dt><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/info/Sleepycat.html";>
+<dt><a href="/licenses/info/Sleepycat.html">
Berkeley Database License</a> (aka the Sleepycat Software Product
License)</dt>
<dd>
@@ -170,17 +202,17 @@
compatible with the GNU GPL. It is very similar to the X11 license.</p></dd>
-<dt><a id="eCos20" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ecos-license.html";>
+<dt><a id="eCos20" href="/licenses/ecos-license.html">
eCos license version 2.0</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>The eCos license version 2.0 is a GPL-compatible free software
license. It consists of the GPL, plus an exception allowing linking to
software not under the GPL. This license has the same <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html";>disadvantages</a>
+href="/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html">disadvantages</a>
as the LGPL.</p></dd>
-<dt><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/eiffel-forum-license-2.html";>
+<dt><a href="/licenses/eiffel-forum-license-2.html">
Eiffel Forum License, version 2</a></dt>
<dd>
@@ -228,7 +260,7 @@
<dt><a
href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/intel-open-source-license.html";>
- Intel Open Source License (as published by OSI)</a></dt>
+ Intel Open Source License</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>This is a Free Software license, compatible with the GNU GPL.</p></dd>
@@ -246,7 +278,7 @@
<dt>License of Netscape Javascript</dt>
<dd>
<p>This is the disjunction of the <a href="#NPL">Netscape Public
-License</a> and the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GNU
+License</a> and the <a href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU
GPL</a>. Because of that, it is a free software license, compatible
with the GNU GPL, but not a strong copyleft.</p>
<p>This disjunctive license is a good choice if you want to make your
@@ -268,10 +300,10 @@
<dd>
<p>This license is the disjunction of the <a
href="#ArtisticLicense">Artistic License 1.0</a> and the <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GNU GPL</a>—in other words,
+href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU GPL</a>—in other words,
you can choose either of those two licenses. It qualifies as a free
software license, but it may not be a real copyleft. It is compatible
-with the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GNU GPL</a>
+with the <a href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU GPL</a>
because the GNU GPL is one of the alternatives.</p>
<p>We recommend you use this license for any Perl 4 or Perl 5 package
you write, to promote coherence and uniformity in Perl programming.
@@ -350,6 +382,20 @@
software.</p></dd>
+<dt><a id="XFree861.1License">XFree86 1.1 License</a></dt>
+<dd>
+<p>This is a simple, permissive non-copyleft free software license,
+compatible with version 3 of the GPL.</p>
+
+<p>Please note that this license is incompatible with version 2 of the GPL,
+because of its requirements that apply to all documentation in the
+distribution that contain acknowledgements.</p>
+
+<p>There are currently several variants of XFree86, and only some of
+them use this license. Some continue to use the <a
+href="#X11License">X11 license</a>.</p></dd>
+
+
<dt><a href="http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_license.html";>
License of ZLib</a></dt>
<dd>
@@ -370,7 +416,7 @@
GPL-Incompatible Free Software Licenses</a></h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses are <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";>free software</a>
+href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>
licenses, but are <a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatIsCompatible">
<em>not compatible</em></a> with the <a href="#GNUGPL">GNU
GPL</a>.</strong></p>
@@ -378,7 +424,7 @@
<dl>
<dt><a href="http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html";>
- Affero General Public License</a></dt>
+ Affero General Public License version 1</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>The Affero General Public License is a free software license,
copyleft, and incompatible with the GNU GPL. It consists of the GNU
@@ -400,19 +446,21 @@
similar to the <a href="#OSLRant">Open Software License</a>, and should be
avoided for the same reasons.</p></dd>
-<dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/LICENSE-1.1";>
+<dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-1.1";>
Apache License, Version 1.1</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a permissive non-copyleft free software license with a few
-requirements that render it incompatible with the GNU GPL.</p></dd>
+<p>This is a permissive non-copyleft free software license. It has a few
+requirements that render it incompatible with the GNU GPL, such as strong
+prohibitions on the use of Apache-related names.</p></dd>
-<dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/LICENSE-1.0";>
+<dt><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-1.0";>
Apache License, Version 1.0</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a simple, permissive non-copyleft free software license with
-<a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html";>practical problems</a>
-like those of the original BSD license, including incompatibility with
-the GNU GPL.</p></dd>
+<p>This is a simple, permissive non-copyleft free software license with an
+advertising clause. This creates <a
+href="/philosophy/bsd.html">practical problems</a> like
+those of the original BSD license, including incompatibility with the GNU
+GPL.</p></dd>
<dt><a id="apsl2" href="http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/2.0.txt";>
@@ -421,7 +469,7 @@
<p>This is a free software license, incompatible with the GNU GPL. We
recommend that you not use this license for new software that you write,
but it is ok to use and improve the software released under this
-license. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/apsl.html";>More
+license. <a href="/philosophy/apsl.html">More
explanation.</a></p></dd>
@@ -435,7 +483,7 @@
a serious flaw: the “obnoxious BSD advertising clause”. The
flaw is not fatal; that is, it does not render the software non-free.
But it does cause <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html";>practical problems</a>,
+href="/philosophy/bsd.html">practical problems</a>,
including incompatibility with the GNU GPL.</p>
<p>We urge you not to use the original BSD license for software you
write. If you want to use a simple, permissive non-copyleft free
@@ -451,14 +499,14 @@
<dd>
<p>This is a free software license which is not a strong copyleft; it
has some complex restrictions that make it incompatible with the <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GNU GPL</a>. It requires
+href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU GPL</a>. It requires
that all attribution notices be maintained, while the GPL only
requires certain types of notices. Also, it terminates in retaliation
for certain aggressive uses of patents. So, a module covered by the
GPL and a module covered by the CDDL cannot legally be linked
together. We urge you not to use the CDDL for this reason.</p>
<p>Also unfortunate in the CDDL is its use of the term <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml";>"intellectual
+href="/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml">"intellectual
property"</a>.</p></dd>
@@ -466,20 +514,17 @@
href="http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v10.html";>
Common Public License Version 1.0</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a free software license but it is incompatible with the
-<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GPL</a>.</p>
-<p>The Common Public License is incompatible with the GPL because it has
-various specific requirements that are not in the GPL. For example, it
-requires certain patent licenses be given that the GPL does not require.
-(We don't think those patent license requirements are inherently a bad
-idea, but nonetheless they are incompatible with the GNU GPL.)</p>
-</dd>
+<p>This is a free software license. Unfortunately, it has a choice of law
+clause which makes it incompatible with the GNU GPL.</p></dd>
<dt><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/condor-public-license.html";>
Condor Public License</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a free software license, incompatible with the GPL.
-</p></dd>
+<p>This is a free software license. It has a couple of requirements that
+make it incompatible with the GNU GPL, including strong restrictions on the
+use of Condor-related names, and a condition that you must comply with
+United States export laws.</p>
+</dd>
<dt><a href="http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html";>
@@ -492,18 +537,12 @@
infringement suits specifically against Contributors to the EPL'd
program.</p></dd>
+
<dt><a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ibmpl.php";>
IBM Public License, Version 1.0</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a free software license but it is incompatible with the <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GPL</a>.</p>
-<p>The IBM Public License is incompatible with the GPL because it has
-various specific requirements that are not in the GPL.</p>
-<p>For example, it requires certain patent licenses be given that the
-GPL does not require. (We don't think those patent license
-requirements are inherently a bad idea, but nonetheless they are
-incompatible with the GNU GPL.)</p>
-</dd>
+<p>This is a free software license. Unfortunately, it has a choice of law
+clause which makes it incompatible with the GNU GPL.</p></dd>
<dt><a href="http://www.borland.com/devsupport/interbase/opensource/IPL.html";>
@@ -535,13 +574,14 @@
because some modified versions must include a copy of or pointer to an
unmodified version.</p></dd>
+
<dt><a href="http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-2.txt";>
LaTeX Project Public License 1.2</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>This license is an incomplete statement of the distribution terms
for LaTeX. As far as it goes, it is a free software license, but
incompatible with the <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GPL</a> because it has
+href="/licenses/gpl.html">GPL</a> because it has
many requirements that are not in the GPL.</p>
<p>This license contains complex and annoying restrictions on how to
publish a modified version, including one requirement that falls just
@@ -569,9 +609,10 @@
<dt><a id="lucent102" href="http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/license.html";>
Lucent Public License Version 1.02 (Plan 9 license)</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>This is a free software license, incompatible with the GNU GPL.
-We recommend that you not use this license for new software that you
-write, but it is ok to use and improve Plan 9 under this license.
+<p>This is a free software license, but it is incompatible with the GNU GPL
+because of its choice of law clause. We recommend that you not use this
+license for new software that you write, but it is ok to use and improve
+Plan 9 under this license.
</p></dd>
@@ -581,7 +622,7 @@
<p>This is a free software license which is not a strong copyleft;
unlike the <a href="#X11License">X11 license</a>, it has some complex
restrictions that make it incompatible with the <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GNU GPL</a>. That is, a
+href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU GPL</a>. That is, a
module covered by the GPL and a module covered by the MPL cannot legally
be linked together. We urge you not to use the MPL for this reason.</p>
<p>However, MPL 1.1 has a provision (section 13) that allows a program
@@ -591,17 +632,6 @@
has a GPL-compatible license.</p></dd>
-<dt><a id="NPL" href="http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/NPL-1.0.html";>
- Netscape Public License (NPL)</a></dt>
-<dd>
-<p>This is a free software license, not a strong copyleft, and
-incompatible with the GNU GPL. It consists of the Mozilla Public
-License with an added clause that permits Netscape to use your added
-code <em>even in their proprietary versions of the program</em>. Of
-course, they do not give <em>you</em> permission to use <em>their</em>
-code in the analogous way. We urge you not to use the NPL.</p></dd>
-
-
<dt><a href="http://bits.netizen.com.au/licenses/NOSL/nosl.txt";>
Netizen Open Source License (NOSL), Version 1.0</a></dt>
<dd>
@@ -613,6 +643,17 @@
reason.</p></dd>
+<dt><a id="NPL" href="http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/NPL-1.1.html";>
+ Netscape Public License (NPL)</a>, versions 1.0 and 1.1</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>This is a free software license, not a strong copyleft, and
+incompatible with the GNU GPL. It consists of the Mozilla Public
+License with an added clause that permits Netscape to use your added
+code <em>even in their proprietary versions of the program</em>. Of
+course, they do not give <em>you</em> permission to use <em>their</em>
+code in the analogous way. We urge you not to use the NPL.</p></dd>
+
+
<dt><a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/nokia.html";>
Nokia Open Source License</a></dt>
<dd>
@@ -672,7 +713,7 @@
Phorum License, Version 2.0</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>This is a free software license but it is incompatible with the <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GPL</a>. Section 5 makes
+href="/licenses/gpl.html">GPL</a>. Section 5 makes
the license incompatible with the GPL.</p></dd>
@@ -680,7 +721,9 @@
PHP License, Version 3.01</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>This license is used by most of PHP4. It is a non-copyleft
-free software license which is incompatible with the GNU GPL.</p>
+free software license. It is incompatible with the GNU GPL because it
+includes strong restrictions on the use of "PHP" in the name of derived
+products.</p>
<p>We recommend that you not use this license for anything except PHP
add-ons.</p></dd>
@@ -727,16 +770,15 @@
the program is covered by the GNU GPL.</p>
</dd>
+
<dt><a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/real.php";>RealNetworks
Public Source License (RPSL), Version 1.0</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>The RPSL is a free software license that is GPL-incompatible for a
-number of reasons: it dictates more attributions that the GPL, requires
-that derivative works be licensed under the terms of the RPSL, and mandates
-that any litigation take place in Seattle, Washington. It also requires
-that you license any relevant patents, and includes broad patent
-retaliation terms.</p>
-</dd>
+number of reasons: it requires that derivative works be licensed under the
+terms of the RPSL, and mandates that any litigation take place in Seattle,
+Washington.</p> </dd>
+
<dt><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/sissl_license.html";>
Sun Industry Standards Source License 1.0</a></dt>
@@ -755,16 +797,6 @@
License</a> which is not a free software license.</p></dd>
-<dt><a id="XFree861.1License">XFree86 1.1 License</a></dt>
-<dd>
-<p>This is a simple, permissive non-copyleft free software license,
-incompatible with the GNU GPL because of its requirements that apply to
-all documentation in the distribution that contain acknowledgements.</p>
-<p>There are currently several variants of XFree86, and only some of
-them use this license. Some continue to use the <a
-href="#X11License">X11 license</a>.</p></dd>
-
-
<dt><a id="xinetd" href="http://www.xinetd.org/license";>
License of xinetd</a></dt>
<dd>
@@ -778,7 +810,7 @@
<dd>
<p>This license is used by one part of PHP4. It is a non-copyleft free
software license which is incompatible with the GNU GPL, and has <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html";>practical problems</a>
+href="/philosophy/bsd.html">practical problems</a>
like those of the original BSD license.</p>
<p>We recommend that you not use this license for anything you write.</p>
</dd>
@@ -788,17 +820,18 @@
Zope Public License version 1</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>This is a simple, fairly permissive non-copyleft free software
-license with <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html";>practical
+license with <a href="/philosophy/bsd.html">practical
problems</a> like those of the original BSD license, including
incompatibility with the <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GNU GPL</a>.</p>
+href="/licenses/gpl.html">GNU GPL</a>.</p>
<p>We urge you not to use the ZPL version 1 for software you write.
However, there is no reason to avoid running programs that have been
released under this license, such as previous versions of Zope.</p>
<p><a href="#Zope20">Version 2.0 of the Zope Public License</a> is
GPL-compatible.</p></dd>
- </dl>
+
+</dl>
<hr />
@@ -806,7 +839,7 @@
<h3><a id="NonFreeSoftwareLicense">Non-Free Software Licenses</a></h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses <em>do not qualify</em> as <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";>free software</a>
+href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>
licenses. A non-free license is automatically incompatible with the <a
href="#GNUGPL">GNU GPL</a>.</strong></p>
@@ -841,7 +874,7 @@
Apple Public Source License (APSL), version 1.x</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>Versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 are <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/historical-apsl.html";>not free
+href="/philosophy/historical-apsl.html">not free
software licenses (follow the link for more explanation)</a>. Please
don't use these licenses, and we urge you to avoid any software that has
been released under them. <a href="#apsl2">Version 2.0 of the APSL</a>
@@ -917,7 +950,7 @@
Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement</a> (HESSLA)</dt>
<dd>
<p>This is not a free software license, because it <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/hessla.html";>restricts what jobs
+href="/licenses/hessla.html">restricts what jobs
people can use the software for, and restricts in substantive ways what
jobs modified versions of the program can do</a>.</p></dd>
@@ -944,8 +977,8 @@
<dt><a
href="http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/non-free/l/lha/current/copyright";>
License of Lha</a></dt>
<dd>
-<p>The lha license must be considered non-free because it is too
-unclear to give clear permissions.</p></dd>
+<p>The lha license must be considered non-free because it is so vague that
+you cannot be sure what permissions you have.</p></dd>
<dt><a
href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdn-files/027/001/901/ShSourceCLIbetaLicense.htm";>
@@ -984,7 +1017,7 @@
<p>The license of PINE is not a free software license because it mostly
prohibits the distribution of modified versions. It also restricts the
media that can be used for <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html";>selling
+href="/philosophy/selling.html">selling
copies</a>.</p>
<p>Please note that a successor to Pine, Alpine, is released under the <a
@@ -998,7 +1031,7 @@
as the right to make and use private changes. Of course you should not
use this license, and we urge you to avoid any software that has been
released under it. <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/plan-nine.html";>A detailed
+href="/philosophy/plan-nine.html">A detailed
discussion of this license is also available</a>.</p>
<p>In September 2002 it was observed that the published license for
Plan 9 had been modified, adding more restrictions to it, although
@@ -1086,13 +1119,12 @@
contributing it to the public.</p>
<p>If a university tries to impose a license like this on the software
you are writing, don't give up hope. <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/university.html";>With persistence
+href="/philosophy/university.html">With persistence
and firmness, and some forethought, it is possible to prevail over
money-grabbing university administrators.</a></p>
<p>The earlier you raise the issue, the better.</p></dd>
-
<dt>YaST License</dt>
<dd>
<p>This is not a free software license. The license prohibits
@@ -1102,7 +1134,7 @@
<p>There may be another problem in section 2a, but a word seems to be
missing there, so it is hard to be sure what meaning is really
intended.</p>
-<p>(The YaST software itself no longer uses this nonfree YaST license;
+<p>(The YaST software itself no longer uses this non-free YaST license;
happily, it is now free software, released under the GNU GPL.)</p>
</dd>
@@ -1117,12 +1149,12 @@
<h3><a id="FreeDocumentationLicenses">Free Documentation Licenses</a></h3>
<p><strong>The following licenses qualify as <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-doc.html";>free
+href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">free
documentation</a> licenses.</strong></p>
<dl>
-<dt><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html";>
+<dt><a href="/licenses/fdl.html">
GNU Free Documentation License</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>This is a license intended for use on copylefted free documentation.
@@ -1232,7 +1264,7 @@
<dl>
-<dt><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>
+<dt><a href="/licenses/gpl.html">
GNU General Public License</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>The GNU GPL <strong>can</strong> be used for general data which is
@@ -1243,7 +1275,7 @@
that the GPL uses.</p></dd>
-<dt><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html";>
+<dt><a href="/licenses/fdl.html">
GNU Free Documentation License</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>The GNU FDL is recommended for textbooks and teaching materials for
@@ -1282,7 +1314,7 @@
just above.</p></dd>
-<dt><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html";>
+<dt><a href="/licenses/dsl.html">
Design Science License (DSL)</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>This is a free and copyleft license meant for general data.
@@ -1314,14 +1346,14 @@
<dl>
-<dt><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>
+<dt><a href="/licenses/gpl.html">
GNU General Public License</a></dt>
<dd>
<p>The GNU GPL <strong>can</strong> be used for fonts. However, note
that it does not permit embedding the font in a document unless that
document is also licensed under the GPL. If you want to allow this, use
the <a
-href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#FontException";>font
+href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html#FontException">font
exception</a>. See also this <a
href="http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/20050425novalis";>explanatory
essay about the GPL Font Exception</a>.</p></dd>
@@ -1349,7 +1381,7 @@
<hr />
-<h4><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html";>More about
licenses</a></h4>
+<h4><a href="/licenses/licenses.html">More about licenses</a></h4>
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@@ -1382,7 +1414,7 @@
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Updated:
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+ $Date: 2007/09/10 14:34:31 $
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@@ -1404,17 +1436,17 @@
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