From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 27 14:28:50 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 2ABDA3B6 for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:28:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@eitanadler.com) Received: from mail-pb0-f54.google.com (mail-pb0-f54.google.com [209.85.160.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC8F88FC0A for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:28:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pb0-f54.google.com with SMTP id rp8so3562690pbb.13 for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:28:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=eitanadler.com; s=0xdeadbeef; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=byNhG9l9oqA1CEnVMa5TtAfaHLgughJShby9ffNr48o=; b=LC3/MoTS9MUKowMRD+ww9hQbSZXt4QVQvGlsIAJBA2a/8Jl1HmYwTksJXk5LpvvDQP RTJIdcDbRQlte8VlLUekbxZ9FRo1mZNnid7jCMFGyHFF2KqGUCyCiUE9+Of+BB6SGWF0 +5I0Nm/bvcc90KFYKCx/jJuyCza1YzkkSk1QA= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=byNhG9l9oqA1CEnVMa5TtAfaHLgughJShby9ffNr48o=; b=KESNIXnQqEUbQE2FjEslBheQI+JeIfgVfD1iMYqrFugcnimaQotoolf6txErfzQc7F zU6/Orfw68ssymuobbIPRWXCMGDtjMkNk1gef/sskZS470PGZTyFXysbq5WhNvWH2ZI+ y3eRaXasYB3V6+nzf5inPedorQvfRttEDl1X0LLCsTaB58IwzAXn4DvAobeCYeaKrXLW uYX95PdsZKZEpsiu6E5vAHbe3AW1FhL5vhMSSMyz+wgF8oXppNXAyDq3Iz/iK4HOnGEr PP9nyvYQXtJlHlp8uuu5++qIpprArNoVNnFPaZ2Mo1+bsjbSM8f0YElJSGBkdeH/7MOh U10A== Received: by 10.68.253.102 with SMTP id zz6mr78099840pbc.99.1351348126355; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:28:46 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.66.161.163 with HTTP; Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:28:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Eitan Adler Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:28:16 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Changes to FAQ 1.2 & and 1.3 To: docs@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQn5P/UdlJh0Tw6b16vFU6MSbL0T+EhiaYQiyMTyBnjcxv1UADkzsNplj3olCeK9RIm45P0l 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 14:28:50 -0000 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 - 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 + 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 + 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. -- Eitan Adler