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From: |
Therese Godefroy |
Subject: |
www/licenses quick-guide-gplv3.html |
Date: |
Tue, 4 Jan 2022 05:39:49 -0500 (EST) |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 22/01/04 05:39:49
Modified files:
licenses : quick-guide-gplv3.html
Log message:
* Replace fsf.org link to 'our site' with links to gnu.org/licenses
and fsf.org/licensing (OK with RMS - www-discuss 2022-01-03).
* Fix a typo.
* Remove inexistent 'reference-external' class.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.28&r2=1.29
Patches:
Index: quick-guide-gplv3.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -b -r1.28 -r1.29
--- quick-guide-gplv3.html 2 Jan 2022 19:55:13 -0000 1.28
+++ quick-guide-gplv3.html 4 Jan 2022 10:39:47 -0000 1.29
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
Copyright Act and the European Union Copyright Directive make it a crime
to write or share software that can break DRM (Digital Restrictions
Management; see <a
-href="#neutralizing-laws-that-prohibit-free-software-but-not-forbidding-drm">below</a>).
These laws should not interfere with the rights the GPL grants you.</li>
+href="#neutralizing-laws-that-prohibit-free-software-but-not-forbidding-drm">
+below</a>). These laws should not interfere with the rights the GPL grants
you.</li>
<li>Discriminatory patent deals: Microsoft has recently started
telling people that they will not sue free software users for patent
infringement—as long as you get the software from a vendor
@@ -171,7 +172,8 @@
license is compatible with GPLv3. GPLv2 is compatible with GPLv3 if the
program allows you to choose “any later version” of the GPL, which
is the
case for most software released under this license. This diagram is not
-comprehensive (see <a class="reference external"
href="/licenses/license-list.html">our licenses page</a> for a more complete
list of licenses
+comprehensive (see <a href="/licenses/license-list.html">our licenses page</a>
+for a more complete list of licenses
compatible with GPLv2 and GPLv3), but plainly illustrates that GPLv3
is compatible with just about everything GPLv2 is, and then some.</p>
<p>The GNU Affero GPL version 3 has also been brought into the fold. The
@@ -276,9 +278,11 @@
distributors, even lawyers—will benefit. We hope you'll use
GPLv3 for your next release.</p>
<p>If you'd like to learn more about upgrading your project to GPLv3, the FSF
-Compliance Lab would be happy to assist you. On <a
href="https://www.fsf.org/licensing/">our website</a>, you can
+Compliance Lab would be happy to assist you. Both on <a
+href="/licenses/licenses.html">gnu.org</a> and <a
+href="https://www.fsf.org/licensing/">fsf.org</a>, you can
find <a href="/licenses/gpl-howto.html">basic instructions for using the
-license</a>, and an <a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html">FAQ addressing
+license</a>, and a <a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html">FAQ addressing
common concerns</a> that people have about it. If your situation is more
complicated than that, please <a
href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">contact us</a> and we'll do what we can to
@@ -343,7 +347,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/01/02 19:55:13 $
+$Date: 2022/01/04 10:39:47 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>