ossp-web/doc/license.wml 1.1 -> 1.2
--- license.wml 2002/02/13 16:35:03 1.1
+++ license.wml 2002/09/24 12:53:46 1.2
@@ -1,7 +1,69 @@
#use wml::ossp area=doc:license
-<title>Documentation: Licensing and Copyrights</title>
+<title>Documentation</title>
+
+<subtitle>Licensing and Copyrights</subtitle>
<h1>Licensing and Copyrights</h1>
+The OSSP project uses three distinguished and OSI-approved <a
+href="http://www.opensource.org/">Open Source</a> software distribution
+licenses:
+
+<ul>
+ <li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html"><b>GNU General Public License</b> (2.0)</a><br>
+ <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html</a>
+ <p>
+ This is the strongest license, meaning it applies the most
+ restrictions. It is used in OSSP mainly for stand-alone tools which
+ are not included (by copying) into other components. The
+ intention is to make sure the covered software remains
+ fully free software and allow others to use it mostly everywhere only
+ under certain strong restrictions.
+ <p>
+ <li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html"><b>GNU Lesser General Public License</b> (2.1)</a><br>
+ <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html</a>
+ <p>
+ This is the compromise license, meaning it applies a reasonable
+ set of restrictions but without making too much trouble for the
+ user. It is used in OSSP mainly for libraries which should be
+ strongly protected but which are not included (by copying) into
+ other libraries (as sub-components). The intention is to make sure
+ the covered software remains mostly fully free software and allow
+ others to use it mostly everywhere without too strong
+ restrictions.
+ <p>
+ <li><a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php"><b>MIT-Style License</b></a><br>
+ <a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php">http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php</a>
+ <p>
+ This is the weakest license, meaning it applies the least
+ restrictions. It is used in OSSP mainly for libraries which
+ are potentially included (by copying) into other libraries (as
+ sub-components). The intention is to make sure the covered
+ software can be used really everywhere and for every reason
+ without any real restrictions.
+</ul>
+
+All OSSP software components are covered by one of the three licenses
+above. They clearly indicate this with an obvious license declarations
+at the top of each source file. The used declarations follow:
+
+<h2>GNU General Public License</h2>
+
+<font size=-1><tt><pre>
+#include "license-gpl.txt"
+</pre></tt></font>
+
+<h2>GNU Lesser General Public License</h2>
+
+<font size=-1><tt><pre>
+#include "license-lgpl.txt"
+</pre></tt></font>
+
+<h2>MIT License</h2>
+
+<font size=-1><tt><pre>
+#include "license-mit.txt"
+</pre></tt></font>
+
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