www/licenses why-affero-gpl.html

[Yavor Doganov]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Yavor Doganov <yavor>   10/03/25 13:16:28

Modified files:
        licenses       : why-affero-gpl.html 

Log message:
        Typo fix.  Copyright notice fix.  Minor boilerplate-compliance
        changes.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/why-affero-gpl.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.3&r2=1.4

Patches:
Index: why-affero-gpl.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/why-affero-gpl.html,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -b -r1.3 -r1.4
--- why-affero-gpl.html 17 Mar 2010 14:58:07 -0000      1.3
+++ why-affero-gpl.html 25 Mar 2010 13:16:22 -0000      1.4
@@ -14,63 +14,64 @@
 there is your modified version of the program, the server's users must
 get the source code as you modified it.</p>
 
-<p>The purpose of the GNU Affero GPL is to prevent a problem that affects
-developers of free programs that are often used on servers.</p>
+<p>The purpose of the GNU Affero GPL is to prevent a problem that
+affects developers of free programs that are often used on
+servers.</p>
 
-<p>Suppose you develop and release a free program under the ordinary GNU
-GPL.  If developer D modifies the program and releases it, the GPL
+<p>Suppose you develop and release a free program under the ordinary
+GNU GPL.  If developer D modifies the program and releases it, the GPL
 requires him to distribute his version under the GPL too.  Thus, if
 you get a copy of his version, you are free to incorporate some or all
 of his changes into your own version.</p>
 
-<p>But suppose the program is mainly useful on servers.  When D modifies
-the program, he might very likely run it on his own server and never
-release copies.  Then you would never get a copy of the source code of
-his version, so you would never have the chance to include his changes
-in your version.  You may not like that outcome.</p>
-
-<p>Using the GNU Affero GPL avoids that outcome.  If D runs his version
-on a server that everyone can use, you too can use it.  Assuming he
-has followed the license requirement to let the server's users
-download the source code of his version, you can do so, and then you
-can incorporate his changes into your version.  (If he hasn't followed
-it, you have your lawyer complain to him.)</p>
+<p>But suppose the program is mainly useful on servers.  When D
+modifies the program, he might very likely run it on his own server
+and never release copies.  Then you would never get a copy of the
+source code of his version, so you would never have the chance to
+include his changes in your version.  You may not like that
+outcome.</p>
+
+<p>Using the GNU Affero GPL avoids that outcome.  If D runs his
+version on a server that everyone can use, you too can use it.
+Assuming he has followed the license requirement to let the server's
+users download the source code of his version, you can do so, and then
+you can incorporate his changes into your version.  (If he hasn't
+followed it, you have your lawyer complain to him.)</p>
 
 <p>Both the ordinary GNU GPL, version 3, and the GNU Affero GPL have
-text allowing you to link together modules under these two licenses
-in one program.</p>
+text allowing you to link together modules under these two licenses in
+one program.</p>
 
-<p>One problem which the GNU Affero GPL does not address is the problem
-of Software as a Service (SaaS).  It is impossible, as far as we know,
-to address this problem with a software license.</p>
-
-<p>SaaS means the use of someone's network server, by others, to do work
-which is their own computing.  The have to send their data to the
-server, which does their computing for them, and sends the results
+<p>One problem which the GNU Affero GPL does not address is the
+problem of Software as a Service (SaaS).  It is impossible, as far as
+we know, to address this problem with a software license.</p>
+
+<p>SaaS means the use of someone's network server, by others, to do
+work which is their own computing.  They have to send their data to
+the server, which does their computing for them, and sends the results
 back to them.  SaaS is a problem because the users cannot control the
 computing which the server does for them.</p>
 
-<p>If some program on this server is released under the GNU Affero GPL,
-it requires that the users have a way to download the corresponding
-source of that program.  That is good, but having this source code
-does not give them control over the computing the server does for
-them.  It also does not tell them what other software may be running
-on that server, examining or changing their data in other ways.</p>
+<p>If some program on this server is released under the GNU Affero
+GPL, it requires that the users have a way to download the
+corresponding source of that program.  That is good, but having this
+source code does not give them control over the computing the server
+does for them.  It also does not tell them what other software may be
+running on that server, examining or changing their data in other
+ways.</p>
 
 </div>
 <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
  
-
 <div id="footer">
 
 <p>
 Please send FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to 
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
-There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a> 
-the FSF.
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.  There are
+also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a> the FSF.
 <br />
 Please send broken links and other corrections or suggestions to
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><em>address@hidden</em></a>.
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -80,20 +81,16 @@
 translations of this article.
 </p>
 
-<p>
-Copyright notice above.</p>
-<address>51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA</address>
+<p>Copyright &copy; 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
 
 <p>
-Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
-permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is 
-preserved.
+Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted
+in any medium without royalty provided this notice is preserved.
 </p>
 
-<p>
-Updated:
+<p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2010/03/17 14:58:07 $
+$Date: 2010/03/25 13:16:22 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>
@@ -101,21 +98,25 @@
 <div id="translations">
 <h4>Translations of this page</h4>
 
-<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical by language code. -->
-<!-- Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. de is German. -->
-<!-- Write the language name in its own language (Deutsch) in the text. -->
-<!-- If you add a new language here, please -->
-<!-- advise address@hidden and add it to -->
-<!--  - /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html -->
-<!--  - one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway" -->
-<!--  - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias -->
-<!--  to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases -->
-<!-- Please also check you have the language code right; see: -->
-<!-- http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php -->
-<!-- If the 2-letter ISO 639-1 code is not available, -->
-<!-- use the 3-letter ISO 639-2. -->
-<!-- Please use W3C normative character entities. -->
-
+<!-- Please keep this list alphabetical by language code.
+     Comment what the language is for each type, i.e. de is German.
+     Write the language name in its own language (Deutsch) in the text.
+     If you add a new language here, please
+     advise address@hidden and add it to
+      - /home/www/html/server/standards/README.translations.html
+      - one of the lists under the section "Translations Underway"
+      - if there is a translation team, you also have to add an alias
+      to mail.gnu.org:/com/mailer/aliases
+     Please also check you have the language code right; see:
+     http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php
+     If the 2-letter ISO 639-1 code is not available,
+     use the 3-letter ISO 639-2.
+     Please use W3C normative character entities. -->
+
+<ul class="translations-list">
+<!-- English -->
+<li><a href="/licenses/why-affero-gpl.html">English</a>&nbsp;[en]</li>
+</ul>
 </div>
 </div>
 </body>