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www/licenses license-list.html
From: |
Brett Smith |
Subject: |
www/licenses license-list.html |
Date: |
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:01:05 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Brett Smith <brett> 08/09/22 15:01:05
Modified files:
licenses : license-list.html
Log message:
Update write-up for the SGI Free License B.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.229&r2=1.230
Patches:
Index: license-list.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.229
retrieving revision 1.230
diff -u -b -r1.229 -r1.230
--- license-list.html 17 Sep 2008 15:48:25 -0000 1.229
+++ license-list.html 22 Sep 2008 15:00:08 -0000 1.230
@@ -467,6 +467,22 @@
<p>This is a free software license, compatible with the GPL via an
explicit dual-licensing clause.</p></dd>
+<dt><a href="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/" id="SGIFreeB">
+ SGI Free Software License B, version 2.0</a></dt>
+<dd>
+<p>The SGI Free Software License B version 2.0 is a free software
+ license. It is essentially identical to
+ the <a href="#X11License">X11 License</a>, with an optional
+ alternative way of providing license notices.</p>
+
+<p>Previous versions of the SGI Free Software License B were not free
+ software licenses, despite their name. However, they all included
+ clauses that allow you to upgrade to new versions of the license, if
+ you choose to do so. As a result, if a piece of software was
+ released under any version of the SGI Free License B, you can use
+ it under the terms of this free version.</p></dd>
+
+
<dt><a id="StandardMLofNJ"
href="http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/what/smlnj/license.html">Standard
ML of New Jersey Copyright License</a></dt>
@@ -1233,21 +1249,6 @@
allow commercial distribution of a modified version.</p></dd>
-<dt><a href="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/" id="SGIFreeB">
- SGI Free Software License B, version 1.1</a></dt>
-<dd>
-<p>The SGI Free Software License B, although its name says
-“free”, is not a free software License. It has three
-major problems. 1. It restricts its patent license to unmodified
-versions of the software. 2. It terminates if your use of the
-software infringes copyrights or patents which are not SGI's. This is
-problematic because it gives SGI grounds to sue you even when you have
-done nothing to them. 3. The license requires you to inform SGI
-of legal problems with the software. This violates your privacy
-rights, and can conflict with professional confidentiality
-requirements, such as attorney-client privilege.</p></dd>
-
-
<dt><a href="http://squeak.org/SqueakLicense/">
Squeak license</a></dt>
<dd>
@@ -1626,7 +1627,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
- $Date: 2008/09/17 15:48:25 $
+ $Date: 2008/09/22 15:00:08 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>