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www/licenses gpl-faq.html
From: |
Brett Smith |
Subject: |
www/licenses gpl-faq.html |
Date: |
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:23:26 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Brett Smith <brett> 08/01/15 21:23:26
Modified files:
licenses : gpl-faq.html
Log message:
New question: v3TheProgram. This is mostly an excuse to link to the
analysis, though.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.126&r2=1.127
Patches:
Index: gpl-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.126
retrieving revision 1.127
diff -u -b -r1.126 -r1.127
--- gpl-faq.html 14 Jan 2008 15:26:10 -0000 1.126
+++ gpl-faq.html 15 Jan 2008 21:23:21 -0000 1.127
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@
“you” compare to the definition of “Legal
Entity” in the Apache License 2.0?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#v3TheProgram">In GPLv3, what does “the
+ Program” refer to? Is it every program ever released under
+ GPLv3?</a></li>
+
</ul>
<h4>Using GNU licenses for your programs</h4>
@@ -3096,6 +3100,24 @@
explicit definition. We fully expect them to do the same when they look at
GPLv3 and consider who qualifies as a licensee.</p></dd>
+<dt><b><a name="v3TheProgram">In GPLv3, what does “the Program”
+refer to? Is it every program ever released under GPLv3?</a></b></dt>
+
+<dd>
+<p>The term “the Program” means one particular work that is
+licensed under GPLv3 and is received by a particular licensee from an
+upstream licensor or distributor. The Program is the particular work of
+software that you received in a given instance of GPLv3 licensing, as you
+received it.</p>
+
+<p>“The Program” cannot mean “all the works ever licensed
+under GPLv3”; that interpretation makes no sense for a number of
+reasons. We've published
+an <a href="/licenses/gplv3-the-program.html">analysis of the term
+“the Program”</a> for those who would like to learn more about
+this.</p>
+</dd>
+
<dt><b><a name="AllCompatibility">How are the various GNU licenses
compatible with each other?</a></b></dt>
@@ -3342,7 +3364,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
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- $Date: 2008/01/14 15:26:10 $
+ $Date: 2008/01/15 21:23:21 $
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</p>
</div>
- www/licenses gpl-faq.html, Brett Smith, 2008/01/06
- www/licenses gpl-faq.html, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/01/12
- www/licenses gpl-faq.html, Brett Smith, 2008/01/14
- www/licenses gpl-faq.html,
Brett Smith <=
- www/licenses gpl-faq.html, Brett Smith, 2008/01/23
- www/licenses gpl-faq.html, Brett Smith, 2008/01/23
- www/licenses gpl-faq.html, Brett Smith, 2008/01/24
- www/licenses gpl-faq.html, Joakim Olsson, 2008/01/28