Re: [GNU-linux-libre] choosealicense.com fork with better wording, perhaps ?

[John Sullivan]

Riley Baird <address@hidden> writes:

>>>> In that case, "permissive" licenses also include restrictions --
>>>> but
>>>> they are not described as such.
>>>
>>> The choosealicense.com page for the MIT license actually does list
>>> the
>>> requirement to keep a copy of the license and all copyright notices
>>> as a
>>> restriction.
>> 
>> Yes, it does, using softer language. This same mode of language
>> should
>> be used in the GPL description. Rather than "requires" and "further
>> restricts". 
>
> Good point. Here's their version:
>
>> The GPL (V2 or V3) is a copyleft license that requires anyone who
>> distributes your code or a derivative work to make the source
>> available under the same terms. V3 is similar to V2, but further
>> restricts use in hardware that forbids software alterations.
>
> And, here's my modified version:
>
>> The GPL (V2 or V3) is a copyleft license that ensures that anyone
>> who
>> distributes your code or a derivative work will make the source
>> available under the same terms. V3 is similar to V2, but ensures
>> that
>> any hardware it is used in will permit software modifications.
>
> (Personally, I don't think that "requires" is strong language in the
> same way that "further restricts" is, but I've removed it anyway.)
>
> I'm happy to submit this as a pull request, if you think the language
> okay, but before I do, I would like to know if this change in language
> would be sufficient to prevent a fork, or if there are other language
> problems with the site.
>

I think your version is definitely an improvement and it would be great
to submit it as a pull request. Thanks!

-john

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