From fa493043b621f015bc1fbf69dff5db9fa5745ac3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Giovanni Pellerano Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:02:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add informative clarifications in relation to the additional license terms reasons --- LICENSE | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- README.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 60e42c2048..830c644219 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. -You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License -along with this program. If not, see . +Below is a full copy of the GNU Affero General Public License v3 along with +additional terms allowed under section 7 of the AGPLv3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGPLv3 LICENSE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 19 November 2007 - Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. @@ -635,6 +635,47 @@ Program, unless a warranty or assumption of liability accompanies a copy of the Program in return for a fee. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS + How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs + + If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest +possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it +free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms. + + To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest +to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively +state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least +the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found. + + + Copyright (C) + + This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 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 Affero General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License + along with this program. If not, see . + +Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. + + If your software can interact with users remotely through a computer +network, you should also make sure that it provides a way for users to +get its source. For example, if your program is a web application, its +interface could display a "Source" link that leads users to an archive +of the code. There are many ways you could offer source, and different +solutions will be better for different programs; see section 13 for the +specific requirements. + + You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school, +if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary. +For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU AGPL, see +. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL TERMS PURSUANT TO SECTION 7 OF AGPLv3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e9693c1f6d..d4348d6ffb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ Within the GlobaLeaks project we researched a nice and smooth brand style, using If you are planning some press releases, a conference, or promoting GlobaLeaks please keep at reference our official [Brand Guidelines](https://github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software/blob/stable/brand/globaleaks-brand-guidelines.pdf) and use our [Brand Assets](https://github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software/blob/stable/brand/assets/). ## License -GlobaLeaks is released under the AGPLv3 license. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software/blob/stable/LICENSE) for more information on Additional Terms as per [7(b)](https://github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software/blob/stable/LICENSE#L684) and [7(c)](https://github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software/blob/stable/LICENSE#L713). +GlobaLeaks is released under the [AGPLv3 license](https://github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software/blob/stable/LICENSE) with [additional terms]((https://github.com/globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software/blob/stable/LICENSE#L679) allowed under section 7 of the AGPLv3. These terms are designed to make whistleblowers aware of the technology they are using and to enhance administrators' responsibility in keeping systems up-to-date.