www/licenses licenses.html license-list.html

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       08/09/17 15:48:27

Modified files:
        licenses       : licenses.html license-list.html 

Log message:
        mention address@hidden a bit more, #376796

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/licenses.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.74&r2=1.75
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.228&r2=1.229

Patches:
Index: licenses.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/licenses.html,v
retrieving revision 1.74
retrieving revision 1.75
diff -u -b -r1.74 -r1.75
--- licenses.html       17 Sep 2008 15:05:43 -0000      1.74
+++ licenses.html       17 Sep 2008 15:48:25 -0000      1.75
@@ -45,14 +45,18 @@
   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="/graphics/license-logos.html">GNU license logos</a> to use
-  with your project</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>
+  you work at a university</a></li>
   <li><a href="/licenses/why-assign.html">Why the FSF gets copyright
   assignments from contributors</a></li>
+  <li><a href="/graphics/license-logos.html">GNU license logos</a> to use
+  with your project</li>
+  <li><a
+href="/licenses/license-list.html#LicensingMailingList">&lt;address@hidden&gt;
+mailing list</a> for general licensing help
+  </li>
 
 </ul>
 
@@ -177,12 +181,11 @@
 <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html";>LGPLv2.1</a></dd>
 
 <dt>GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL)</dt>
-<dd><p><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html";>GNU
-      AGPLv3</a></p>
-
-<p>(The <a href="http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html";>Affero General
+<dd><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html";>GNU
+    AGPLv3</a>  (The <a
+    href="http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html";>Affero General 
     Public License version 1</a> is not a GNU license, but it was
-    designed to serve a purpose much like the GNU AGPL's.)</p></dd>
+    designed to serve a purpose much like the GNU AGPL's.)</dd>
 
 <dt>GNU Free Documentation License (FDL)</dt>
 <dd><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.2.html";>FDLv1.2</a>,
@@ -424,7 +427,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/09/17 15:05:43 $
+$Date: 2008/09/17 15:48:25 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: license-list.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.228
retrieving revision 1.229
diff -u -b -r1.228 -r1.229
--- license-list.html   6 Sep 2008 16:38:46 -0000       1.228
+++ license-list.html   17 Sep 2008 15:48:25 -0000      1.229
@@ -31,15 +31,13 @@
 
 <h2><a id="Introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
 
-<p>We classify a license according to certain key questions:</p>
+<p>We classify a license according to certain key criteria:</p>
 
 <ul>
   <li>Whether it qualifies as a
-      <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free
-      software</a> license.</li>
+      <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> license.</li>
   <li>Whether it is a <a
-      href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>
-      license.</li>
+      href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a> license.</li>
   <li>Whether it
       is <a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatDoesCompatMean">compatible
       with the GNU GPL</a>.  Unless otherwise specified, compatible
@@ -47,28 +45,33 @@
   <li>Whether it causes any particular practical problems.</li>
 </ul>
 
+<p>We try to list the most commonly encountered free software license on
+this page, but cannot list them all; we'll try our best to answer
+questions about free software licenses whether or not they are listed
+here.  The licenses are more or less in alphabetical order within each
+section.</p>
+
+<p>If you believe you have found a violation of one of our licenses,
+please refer to our <a href="/licenses/gpl-violation.html">license
+violation page</a>.</p>
+
+<a id="LicensingMailingList"></a>
 <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";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.</p>
+other questions about licenses, you can email us at <a
+href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.  We have
+a very large backlog of requests, so please read our web pages here first,
+you'll get an answer sooner.  Also, the more specific your question is,
+the more likely we'll be able to answer it quickly.  (We also <a
+href="http://www.fsf.org/volunteer";>welcome knowledgeable volunteers</a>
+to help answer licensing questions.)</p>
 
-<p>If you are contemplating writing a new license, please contact the
-FSF by writing to <a
+<p>If you are contemplating writing a new license, please also contact
+us at <a
 href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>. The
-proliferation of different free software licenses means increased work
-for users in understanding the licenses; we may be able to help you find
-an existing free software license that meets your needs.  We try to list
-the most commonly encountered free software license on this page, but
-cannot list them all; we'll try our best to answer questions about free
-software licenses whether or not they are listed here.  The licenses are
-more or less in alphabetical order within each section.</p>
-
-<p>If that isn't possible, if you really need a new license, with our
-help you can ensure that the license really is a Free Software license
-and avoid various practical problems.</p>
-
-<p>By the way, if you believe you have found a violation of one of our
-licenses, please refer to
-our <a href="/licenses/gpl-violation.html">license violation page</a>.</p>
+proliferation of different free software licenses is a significant
+problem in the free software community today, both for users and
+developers.  We will do our best to help you find an existing free
+software license that meets your needs.</p>
 
 <hr />
 
@@ -1623,7 +1626,7 @@
   <p>
     Updated:
     <!-- timestamp start -->
-    $Date: 2008/09/06 16:38:46 $
+    $Date: 2008/09/17 15:48:25 $
     <!-- timestamp end -->
   </p>
 </div>