hellekin <helle...@gnu.org> writes: > On 11/11/2014 05:22 PM, John Sullivan wrote: >>> >>> Good point. Here's their version: >>> >>>> The GPL (V2 or V3) is a copyleft license that requires anyone who >>>> distributes your code or a derivative work to make the source >>>> available under the same terms. V3 is similar to V2, but further >>>> restricts use in hardware that forbids software alterations. >>> >>> And, here's my modified version: >>> >>>> The GPL (V2 or V3) is a copyleft license that ensures that anyone >>>> who >>>> distributes your code or a derivative work will make the source >>>> available under the same terms. V3 is similar to V2, but ensures >>>> that >>>> any hardware it is used in will permit software modifications. >>> >>> (Personally, I don't think that "requires" is strong language in the >>> same way that "further restricts" is, but I've removed it anyway.) >> > *** I agree that "requires" here is a statement of a fact. If "further > restricts" is replaced, then the whole paragraph loses its derogatory > meaning. I would use "ensures" instead of "requires", and "prevents" to > replace "further restricts", with the result: > > The GPL (v2 or v3) is a copyleft license that ensures anyone who > distributes your code or a derivative work will make the source > available under the same terms. V3 is similar to v2, but prevents use in > hardware that forbids software alterations. > > The reason I want to propose that alternative is to avoid repeating the > word "ensures", and stick to the original style to insist on the > problematic wording. >
I don't like "prevents use" -- that's also an obstacle, a negative sounding thing. How about going back to "ensures" for that part, and switching to "guarantees" for the first use of "ensures"? -john -- John Sullivan | Executive Director, Free Software Foundation GPG Key: 61A0963B | http://status.fsf.org/johns | http://fsf.org/blogs/RSS Do you use free software? Donate to join the FSF and support freedom at <http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=8096>.