From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 10 16:43:36 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51BF7191; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:43:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 381348FC08; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:43:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qAAGhaXf060040; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:43:36 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id qAAGhabX060035; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:43:36 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201211101643.qAAGhabX060035@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:43:35 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r39976 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:43:36 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sat Nov 10 16:43:35 2012 New Revision: 39976 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39976 Log: 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?" Discussed on: doc Approved by: jkois (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sat Nov 10 14:47:52 2012 (r39975) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sat Nov 10 16:43:35 2012 (r39976) @@ -154,32 +154,11 @@ - 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 - GNU General Public License (GPL) - or 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 &os; license - whenever possible. + The goal of the &os; Project is to provide a + stable and fast general purpose + operating system that may + be used for any purpose + without strings attached. @@ -205,6 +184,34 @@ 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, 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 + GNU General Public License (GPL) + or 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 &os; license + whenever possible.