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[svn] Clarify; link to "free-software-for-freedom.html".

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2001-05-27 Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@arsdigita.com>
* wget.texi (Copying): Clarify. Link to
"free-software-for-freedom.html".
2001-05-26 Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@arsdigita.com>
* wget.texi (Contributors): Updated list of contributors.

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@cindex copying
@cindex GPL
@cindex GFDL
@cindex free software
Wget is @dfn{free software}, where ``free'' refers to liberty, not
price. As the GNU people like to say, think of ``free speech'' rather
than ``free beer''. The exact legal distribution terms follow below,
but in short, you have the right (freedom) to run and change Wget and
distribute it to other people, and even---if you want---charge money for
any of these things. The sole restriction is that you have to grant
your recipients the same rights.
GNU Wget is licensed under the GNU GPL, which makes it @dfn{free
software}.
This method of licensing software is also known as @dfn{open-source},
because it requires that the recipients always receive a program's
source code along with the program.
Please note that ``free'' in ``free software'' refers to liberty, not
price. As some GNU project advocates like to point out, think of ``free
speech'' rather than ``free beer''. The exact and legally binding
distribution terms are spelled out below; in short, you have the right
(freedom) to run and change Wget and distribute it to other people, and
even---if you want---charge money for doing either. The important
restriction is that you have to grant your recipients the same rights
and impose the same restrictions.
More specifically:
This method of licensing software is also known as @dfn{open source}
because, among other things, it makes sure that all recipients will
receive the source code along with the program, and be able to improve
it. The GNU project prefers the term ``free software'' for reasons
outlined at
@url{http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html}.
The exact license terms are defined by this paragraph and the GNU
General Public License it refers to:
@quotation
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
GNU Wget is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
General Public License for more details.
GNU Wget is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
A copy of the GNU General Public License is included as part of this
manual; if you did not receive it, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
@end quotation