From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 27 15:00:09 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: docs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71AD8D91 for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:00:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vc0-f182.google.com (mail-vc0-f182.google.com [209.85.220.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2120E8FC12 for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:00:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vc0-f182.google.com with SMTP id fw7so5004968vcb.13 for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:00:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=JeMC2RJJq8SQB6HBxY+XpDDhoIIkHM+S/UPIAVXSbUY=; b=GAkO8Oo1//iVSOFaSZmEdLuuScuTn0NlNjRhPiGcSfPPVy05wVajG7H+P//YC+0gN2 5O9dG3cd4/2WEoRyE8pfMLfIlBm7jQvXIrE2Thc5puHa4HwSmShGWmKabdvMSwwTriqh /EkPtEWQfqL8hoP/Z4wf3yI0qeeergrS7W2CSJqj0tK78VaRQQ0RaGEnF2Jy10h36/45 4NoFAHGsLDGduL1Kemr5lqarL0SN6Y0gMA3CxWSl2I1Vm8av5ovVH88m/cF2p+RBjOlt WnK8fm6jixCNvRCeGv05I8tcE47SC7TnyaFUXW4KCkQulTPTGbUUadkk9m+qJ8QDIIPl taCA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.74.6 with SMTP id p6mr33413177vdv.124.1351350007941; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:00:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.58.199.169 with HTTP; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:00:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:00:07 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Changes to FAQ 1.2 & and 1.3 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: Eitan Adler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: docs@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:00:09 -0000 On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Eitan Adler wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to commit the following, but due to the nature of the > question I figure this should get some wider review first: > > > commit f8330e2ba5be5913d41660f2833114040a3d9090 > Author: Eitan Adler > Date: Sat Oct 27 10:25:35 2012 -0400 > > Directly answer the question "What is the goal of the FreeBSD Project?" > and move the (slightly modified) comments over to the question > "Does the FreeBSD license have any restrictions?" > > diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml > b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml > index 6697493..98065af 100644 > --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml > +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml > @@ -156,32 +156,11 @@ > > > > - The goal of the &os; Project is to provide software that > - may be used for any purpose and without strings attached. > - Many of us have a significant investment in the code (and > - project) and would certainly not mind a little financial > - compensation now and then, but we definitely do not insist > - on it. We believe that our first and foremost > - mission is to provide code to any and all > - comers, and for whatever purpose, so that the code gets the > - widest possible use and provides the widest possible > - benefit. This is, we believe, one of the most fundamental > - goals of Free Software and one that we enthusiastically > - support. > - > - That code in our source tree which falls under the > - - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/copyright/COPYING">GNU General > Public License (GPL) > - or - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/copyright/COPYING.LIB">GNU > Library > General Public License (LGPL) > - comes with slightly more strings attached, though at least > - on the side of enforced access rather than the usual > - opposite. Due to the additional complexities that can > - evolve in the commercial use of GPL software, we do, > - however, endeavor to replace such software with submissions > - under the more relaxed - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html > ">&os; > license > - whenever possible. > + The goal of the &os; Project is to provide a > + complete, stable, and fast general purpose > + operating system that may > + may be used for any purpose without strings > + attached. > > > > @@ -207,6 +186,34 @@ > Do not sue us if it breaks. > > > + > + Many of us have a significant investment in the > + project > + and would certainly not mind a little financial > + compensation now and then, but we definitely do not insist > + on it. We believe that our first and foremost > + mission is to provide code to any and all > + comers, and for whatever purpose, so that the code gets the > + widest possible use and provides the widest possible > + benefit. This is, we believe, is one of the most > + fundamental > + goals of Free Software and one that we enthusiastically > + support. > + > + > + Code in our source tree which falls under the > + + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/copyright/COPYING">GNU General > Public License (GPL) > + or + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/copyright/COPYING.LIB">GNU > Library > General Public License (LGPL) > + comes with slightly more strings attached, though at least > + on the side of enforced access rather than the usual > + opposite. Due to the additional complexities that can > + evolve in the commercial use of GPL software, we do, > + however, endeavor to replace such software with submissions > + under the more relaxed + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html > ">&os; > license > + whenever possible. > > > > > > -- > Eitan Adler > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > + The goal of the &os; Project is to provide a + complete, stable, and fast general purpose + operating system that may <---------------------- + may be used for any purpose without strings <-------------- + attached. There are two "may" successively . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk