Accusations, accusations, always accusations

Richard Stallman rms at gnu.org
Thu Oct 21 18:03:51 UTC 1999


       3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution,
	  if any, must include the following acknowledgment:  
	     "This product includes software developed by the
	      Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)."
	  Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself,
	  if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.

I see nothing moral objectionable in this clause.  I have no moral
objection to the BSD advertising clause either; its problems are
practical only.  But I don't think this clause causes the same
practical problems, since it does not apply to advertising.

Could you send me the entire new version of the license?




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