From 23b570ae6a76041ffabbc0255bcc6cfc4da44cf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Fontana Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 14:29:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added ABOUT. --- ABOUT | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ABOUT diff --git a/ABOUT b/ABOUT new file mode 100644 index 0000000..28f9a07 --- /dev/null +++ b/ABOUT @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +GPL.next +======== + +GPL.next is an experimental fork of the GNU General Public License, +version 3. Contributions of patches, ideas, and criticism are +welcome. Forks in the GitHub sense are encouraged. The goal of this +effort is to develop an improved strong copyleft free software +license. Needless to say, no one should actually *use* a development +version of GPL.next as an actual license. + +**This is *not* an effort endorsed by the Free Software Foundation or +the GNU Project. This is also *not* an effort associated in any way +with (e.g.) Red Hat, the Software Freedom Conservancy, or any other +corporate entity.** Contributors are expected to participate in their +individual capacity. + +The FSF has asserted copyright in the text of the GNU GPLv3. However, +the FSF has expressly authorized (though discouraged) modified +versions of the GNU GPL, subject to certain conditions: +http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ModifyGPL + +Every effort shall be made to make this fork compatible with all +existing (and future) versions of the GNU GPL, which addresses one of +the FSF's concerns about modified versions of the GNU GPL. + +The meta-license from the FSF stated in its FAQ shall be the license +of all versions of the GPL.next license text (to the extent that such +versions retain any copyrightable material from versions of the GNU +GPL in which the FSF has asserted copyright). Based on the FSF FAQ, +that meta-license may be stated as follows: + +* Everyone has permission to use terms from any version of the GNU GPL + (with or without modifications) in creating a new license text, + without any restriction, other than these requirements: (1) the + license must be "call[ed] ... by another name"; (2) no existing + version of a GNU license Preamble may be included; and (3) if the + instructions-for-use at the end of the GNU GPL are copied or + adapted, they must be modified "enough to make it clearly different + in wording and not mention GNU". + +The name "GPL.next" is considered to be "another name" in the sense +meant in this meta-license. (It would be a violation of the +meta-license to use the "GNU" name, of course.) The "G" in "GPL" does +not stand for "GNU", but "General"; "GPL" means "license to (or for) +the general public", and is justifiably regarded as the earliest +generic term for a FLOSS license. + +A couple of people have nevertheless questioned use of the name +"GPL.next" on the apparent assumption that the FSF holds a proprietary +interest in the initialism "GPL". If this represents general sentiment +and/or the view of RMS, the name of the project, and the name of the +associated draft license, will certainly be changed with all +speed. ("Copyleft.next" has been suggested as an alternative name by +one critic and potential participant, but other suggestions are +welcome.) + +All copyrightable materials included in this project, other than any +copied or adapted portions of GNU license texts and except where +otherwise indicated, are dedicated to the public domain to the maximum +extent permitted by applicable law, pursuant to the Creative Commons +CC0 Universal Public Domain Dedication 1.0 (see the file CC0 for +details). + -- 2.11.4.GIT