From a0ad56421e2e92376c3c2392800629d08c3c5f92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Fontana Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 14:28:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Changed README to ABOUT. --- README | 63 --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 63 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 README diff --git a/README b/README deleted file mode 100644 index 28f9a07..0000000 --- a/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -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