www/licenses licenses.html

[Brett Smith]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Brett Smith <brett>     07/11/28 15:41:20

Modified files:
        licenses       : licenses.html 

Log message:
        Add the AGPL.  This involved refactoring the page to make some common
        resources more common.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/licenses.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.57&r2=1.58

Patches:
Index: licenses.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/licenses.html,v
retrieving revision 1.57
retrieving revision 1.58
diff -u -b -r1.57 -r1.58
--- licenses.html       11 Nov 2007 09:52:01 -0000      1.57
+++ licenses.html       28 Nov 2007 15:41:02 -0000      1.58
@@ -30,23 +30,43 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-A number of our licenses are currently being revised, and we welcome your
+Our documentation licenses are currently being revised, and we welcome your
 comments on the proposed texts. Please visit <a
 href="http://gplv3.fsf.org";>http://gplv3.fsf.org</a> to read the current
 drafts and participate in the process.
 </p>
 
+<h3>Common Resources for our Software Licenses</h3>
+
+<p>We have a number of resources to help people understand and use our
+various licenses:</p>
+
+<ul>
+
+  <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html">Frequently Asked
+  Questions about the GNU licenses</a></li>
+  <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-howto.html">How to use GNU licenses for your
+  own software</a></li>
+  <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-violation.html">What to do if you see a
+  violation of a GNU license</a></li>
+  <li><a href="/philosophy/university.html">Releasing Free Software if
+  you work at a University</a></li>
+  <li><a href="/licenses/why-assign.html">Why the FSF gets copyright
+  assignments from contributors</a></li>
+
+</ul>
+
 <h3 id="GPL">The GNU General Public License</h3>
 
 <p>
 The GNU General Public License is often called the GNU GPL for short;
 it is used by most GNU programs, and by more than half of all free
-software packages.
+software packages.  The latest version is version 3.
 </p>
 
 <ul>
-  <li>The GNU General Public License text in these formats:
-      <a href="/licenses/gpl.html">html</a>,
+  <li>The GNU General Public License is available in these formats:
+      <a href="/licenses/gpl.html">HTML</a>,
       <a href="/licenses/gpl.txt">plain text</a>,
       <a href="/licenses/gpl.odt">ODF</a>,
       <a href="/licenses/gpl.dbk">Docbook</a>,
@@ -54,16 +74,6 @@
       <a href="/licenses/gpl.tex">LaTeX</a>. 
 These documents are not formatted for standalone publishing, and
 are intended to be included in another document.</li>
-  <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html">The GNU GPL Frequently Asked
-  Questions</a></li>
-  <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-howto.html">How to use the GNU GPL for
-  your own programs</a></li>
-  <li><a href="/licenses/why-assign.html">Why the FSF gets copyright
-  assignments from contributors</a></li>
-  <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-violation.html">What to do if you see a
-  violation of the GNU GPL, LGPL or FDL</a></li>
-  <li><a href="/philosophy/university.html">Releasing Free Software if
-  you work at a University</a></li>
   <li><a href="/licenses/old-licenses/old-licenses.html#GPL">Older
   versions of the GNU GPL</a></li>
 </ul>
@@ -72,11 +82,12 @@
 
 <p>
 The GNU Lesser General Public License is used by a few (not by any means
-all) GNU libraries.
+all) GNU libraries.  The latest version is version 3.
 </p>
 
 <ul>
-  <li>The GNU Lesser General Public License text in these formats:
+  <li>The GNU Lesser General Public License text is available in
+      these formats:
       <a href="/licenses/lgpl.html">HTML</a>,
       <a href="/licenses/lgpl.txt">plain text</a>,
       <a href="/licenses/lgpl.dbk">Docbook</a>, and
@@ -85,8 +96,30 @@
 are intended to be included in another document.</li>
   <li><a href="/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html">Why you shouldn't use
   the Lesser GPL for your next library</a></li> 
-  <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-violation.html">What to do if you see a
-      violation of the GNU GPL, LGPL or FDL</a></li> 
+  <li><a href="/licenses/old-licenses/old-licenses.html#GPL">Older
+  versions of the GNU LGPL</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+<h3 id="AGPL">The GNU Affero General Public License</h3>
+
+<p>
+The GNU Affero General Public License is based on the GNU GPL, but has an
+additional term to allow users who interact with the licensed software over
+a network to receive the source for that program.  We recommend that people
+consider using the GNU AGPL for any software which will commonly be run
+over a network.  The latest version is version 3.
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+  <li>The GNU Affero General Public License text is available in
+      these formats:
+      <a href="/licenses/agpl.html">HTML</a>,
+      <a href="/licenses/agpl.txt">plain text</a>,
+      <a href="/licenses/agpl.dbk">Docbook</a>,
+      <a href="/licenses/agpl.texi">Texinfo</a>, and
+      <a href="/licenses/agpl.tex">LaTeX</a>.
+These documents are not formatted for standalone publishing, and
+are intended to be included in another document.</li>
 </ul>
 
 <h3 id="FDL">The GNU Free Documentation License</h3>
@@ -95,11 +128,12 @@
 The GNU Free Documentation License is a form of copyleft intended
 for use on a manual, textbook or other document to assure everyone
 the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without
-modifications, either commercially or noncommercially.
+modifications, either commercially or noncommercially.  The latest version
+is 1.2.
 </p>
 
 <ul>
-  <li>The GNU Free Documentation License text in these formats:
+  <li>The GNU Free Documentation License text is available in these formats:
       <a href="/licenses/fdl.html">HTML</a>,
       <a href="/licenses/fdl.txt">plain text</a>,
       <a href="/licenses/fdl.xml">Docbook</a>,
@@ -114,8 +148,6 @@
   <li><a href="/licenses/fdl-howto.html">Tips on using the GNU FDL</a></li> 
   <li><a href="/licenses/fdl-howto-opt.html">How to use the optional
       features of the GNU FDL</a></li>
-  <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-violation.html">What to do if you see a
-      violation of the GNU GPL, LGPL or FDL</a></li>
       <li><a href="/licenses/old-licenses/old-licenses.html#FDL">
       Older versions of the GNU FDL</a></li>
 </ul>
@@ -344,7 +376,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/11/11 09:52:01 $
+$Date: 2007/11/28 15:41:02 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>