From 5823daf41d2bbb757e49b87b8e697fd793317019 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Fontana Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 18:44:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Removes acceptance provision entirely. I am inclined to agree with @jvasile in https://github.com/richardfontana/GPL.next/issues/5. I am aware of no satisfactory explanation for why the GPL needs an acceptance clause. --- GPL.next | 19 +++++++------------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/GPL.next b/GPL.next index e4973cf..9a6563d 100644 --- a/GPL.next +++ b/GPL.next @@ -345,12 +345,7 @@ this License. If your rights have been terminated and not permanently reinstated, you do not qualify to receive new licenses for the same material under section 10. - 9. Acceptance. - - By modifying or propagating a covered work, you indicate your -acceptance of this License to do so. - - 10. Automatic Licensing of Downstream Recipients. + 9. Automatic Licensing of Downstream Recipients. Each time you convey a covered work, the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensors, to run, modify and @@ -365,7 +360,7 @@ rights granted under this License, and you may not initiate litigation any patent claim is infringed by making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the Program or any portion of it. - 11. Patents. + 10. Patents. A "contributor" is a copyright holder who authorizes use under this License of the Program or a work on which the Program is based. The @@ -426,7 +421,7 @@ or that patent license was granted, prior to 28 March 2007. any implied license or other defenses to infringement that may otherwise be available to you under applicable patent law. - 12. Liberty or Death for the Program. + 11. Liberty or Death for the Program. If conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not @@ -438,7 +433,7 @@ to collect a royalty for further conveying from those to whom you convey the Program, the only way you could satisfy both those terms and this License would be to refrain entirely from conveying the Program. - 13. Compatibility with GNU GPL and GNU AGPL. + 12. Compatibility with GNU GPL and GNU AGPL. Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, you have permission to relicense any covered work under the terms of any @@ -446,7 +441,7 @@ version of the GNU General Public License and any version of the GNU Affero General Public License published by the Free Software Foundation. - 14. Revised Versions of this License. + 13. Revised Versions of this License. The License Steward may publish revised and/or new versions of GPL.next from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in @@ -471,7 +466,7 @@ permissions. However, no additional obligations are imposed on any author or copyright holder as a result of your choosing to follow a later version. - 15. Disclaimer of Warranty. + 14. Disclaimer of Warranty. THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT @@ -482,7 +477,7 @@ PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. - 16. Limitation of Liability. + 15. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS -- 2.11.4.GIT