Cleaning up description of GNU GPL in the index.html and changing the note in the gplv2 and gplv3 license pages #177
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| The GPL (<a href="licenses/gpl-v2">V2</a> or <a href="licenses/gpl-v3">V3</a>) 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. | |||
| The GNU GPL (<a href="licenses/gpl-v2">v2</a> or <a href="licenses/gpl-v3">v3</a>) is a copyleft license that protects free code from being turned into proprietary software. Version 3 is international and protects better against DRM, lockdown and patents; it's compatible with Apache 2.0. | |||
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What are you trying to solve for here?
a copyleft license that protects free code from being turned into proprietary software
This gives the user less context then they currently get. It's describing the philosophy, not the practical implications for me as a consumer or a publisher.
protects better against DRM
DRM is jargon. The target audience should be a non-technical user.
it's compatible with Apache 2.0.
Why is that vital to include on the home page? What's license compatibility? What's Apache 2.0?
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I think the first sentence is actually clearer in the pull request than the original. The original says it requires you to distribute the code under the same terms but doesn't describe the terms. There's probably a better phrasing than "protects free code from being turned into proprietary software" but at least it says something.
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I found this explanation still a bit technical. Care to look at #260 ? |
I agree with @benbalter here. I'm not sure this helps clarify anything. @joshuagay I'm going to close this pull requests since it's stale, but I'm happy to reopen it and continue the conversation here if you are interested. |
I made some minor changes to how the GNU GPL is described in the index.html page as well a change to the note on the GPLv2 and GPLv3 license pages stating that all source code files should state their copyright and licensing terms, which I think could make sense for all other licensing pages as well.