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www/philosophy free-sw.html
From: |
Richard M. Stallman |
Subject: |
www/philosophy free-sw.html |
Date: |
Sun, 23 Feb 2014 03:48:48 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Richard M. Stallman <rms> 14/02/23 03:48:48
Modified files:
philosophy : free-sw.html
Log message:
Move and simplify the paragraph that compares copylefted and
noncopylefted free software.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.129&r2=1.130
Patches:
Index: free-sw.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-sw.html,v
retrieving revision 1.129
retrieving revision 1.130
diff -u -b -r1.129 -r1.130
--- free-sw.html 17 Feb 2014 01:35:57 -0000 1.129
+++ free-sw.html 23 Feb 2014 03:48:47 -0000 1.130
@@ -168,6 +168,20 @@
</p>
<p>
+In the GNU project, we use <a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">
+copyleft </a> to protect the four freedoms legally for everyone. We
+believe there are important reasons why
+<a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">it is better to use
+copyleft</a>. However,
+<a href="/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware">
+noncopylefted free software</a> is ethical
+too. See <a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free
+Software</a> for a description of how “free software,”
+“copylefted software” and other categories of software
+relate to each other.
+</p>
+
+<p>
“Free software” does not mean “noncommercial”. A free
program must be available for commercial use, commercial development,
and commercial distribution. Commercial development of free software
@@ -218,17 +232,6 @@
alias for the modified version.</p>
<p>
-In the GNU project, we use
-<a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>
-to protect these freedoms legally for everyone. But
-<a href="/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware">noncopylefted
-free software</a> also exists. We believe there are important reasons why
-<a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">it is better to use copyleft</a>,
-but if your program is noncopylefted free software, it is still basically
-ethical. (See <a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free
Software</a> for a description of how “free software,”
“copylefted software” and other categories of software relate to
each other.)
-</p>
-
-<p>
Sometimes government <a id="exportcontrol">export control regulations</a>
and trade sanctions can constrain your freedom to distribute copies of
programs internationally. Software developers do not have the power to
@@ -523,7 +526,7 @@
<p>Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/02/17 01:35:57 $
+$Date: 2014/02/23 03:48:47 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>