www/licenses gpl-faq.html old-licenses/gpl-2.0-...

[Ted Teah]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Ted Teah <tedt> 17/02/16 14:16:16

Modified files:
        licenses       : gpl-faq.html 
        licenses/old-licenses: gpl-2.0-faq.html 

Log message:
        Added text to FAQ as per RMS

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.226&r2=1.227
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.32&r2=1.33

Patches:
Index: gpl-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.226
retrieving revision 1.227
diff -u -b -r1.226 -r1.227
--- gpl-faq.html        2 Feb 2017 20:16:12 -0000       1.226
+++ gpl-faq.html        16 Feb 2017 19:16:15 -0000      1.227
@@ -1654,8 +1654,12 @@
  <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a href="#IfLibraryIsGPL"
  >#IfLibraryIsGPL</a>)</span></dt>
 <dd><p>
-Yes, because the software as it is actually run includes the
-library.</p></dd>
+Yes, because the program actually links to the library. As such, 
+the terms of the GPL apply to the entire combination. The software modules
+that link with the library may be under various GPL compatible licenses, but 
the 
+work as a whole must be licensed under the GPL. See also:
+<a href="#WhatDoesCompatMean">What does it mean to say a license is 
“compatible with the GPL?”</a>
+</p></dd>
 
 
 <dt id="IfInterpreterIsGPL">If a programming language interpreter
@@ -3883,7 +3887,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/02/02 20:16:12 $
+$Date: 2017/02/16 19:16:15 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.32
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -b -r1.32 -r1.33
--- old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html       2 Feb 2017 20:25:50 -0000       1.32
+++ old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html       16 Feb 2017 19:16:16 -0000      1.33
@@ -1212,9 +1212,12 @@
   is released under the GPL (not the LGPL), does that mean that any
   program which uses it has to be under the GPL?</a></b></dt>
 
-<dd>
-Yes, because the program as it is actually run includes the library.
-<p></p></dd>
+<dd><p>Yes, because the program actually links to the library. As such, 
+the terms of the GPL apply to the entire combination. The software modules
+that link with the library may be under various GPL compatible licenses, but 
the 
+work as a whole must be licensed under the GPL. See also:
+<a href="#WhatDoesCompatMean">What does it mean to say a license is 
“compatible with the GPL?”</a>
+</p></dd>
 
 <dt><b><a href="#TOCIfInterpreterIsGPL" name="IfInterpreterIsGPL">If a
   programming language interpreter is released under the GPL, does that
@@ -2467,7 +2470,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/02/02 20:25:50 $
+$Date: 2017/02/16 19:16:16 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>