www/philosophy free-sw.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       14/02/17 01:35:58

Modified files:
        philosophy     : free-sw.html 

Log message:
        State explicitly that choice of law and choice of forum
        specifications are allowed.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.128&r2=1.129

Patches:
Index: free-sw.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-sw.html,v
retrieving revision 1.128
retrieving revision 1.129
diff -u -b -r1.128 -r1.129
--- free-sw.html        12 Jan 2014 18:51:22 -0000      1.128
+++ free-sw.html        17 Feb 2014 01:35:57 -0000      1.129
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
+It is acceptable for a free license to specify which jurisdiction's
+law applies, or where litigation must be done, or both.
+</p>
+
+<p>
 Most free software licenses are based on copyright, and there are limits
 on what kinds of requirements can be imposed through copyright.  If a
 copyright-based license respects freedom in the ways described above, it
@@ -357,6 +362,10 @@
 
 <ul>
 
+<li><a 
href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.128&amp;r2=1.129";>Version
+1.129</a>: State explicitly that choice of law and choice of forum
+specifications are allowed.  (This was always our policy.)</li>
+
 <li><a 
href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.121&amp;r2=1.122";>Version
 1.122</a>: An export control requirement is a real problem if the
 requirement is nontrivial; otherwise it is only a potential problem.</li>
@@ -514,7 +523,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/01/12 18:51:22 $
+$Date: 2014/02/17 01:35:57 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>