Merge pull request #396 from github/functional-descriptions

Rework descriptions of 7 listed on /licenses

_licenses/agpl-3.0.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ nickname: GNU AGPLv3
 redirect_from: /licenses/agpl/
 source: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt
 
-description: The GNU GPL family of licenses is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license. GNU AGPLv3 is distinguished from GNU GPLv3 in that hosted services using the code are considered distribution and trigger the copyleft requirements.
+description: Permissions of this strongest copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Additionally, when a modified version is used to provide a service over a network, the complete source code of the modified version must be made available.
 
 how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file.
 

_licenses/apache-2.0.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ redirect_from: /licenses/apache/
 source: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 featured: true
 
-description: A permissive license that also provides an express grant of patent rights from contributors to users.
+description: A permissive license whose main conditions require preservation of copyright and license notices. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.
 
 how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file.
 

_licenses/gpl-3.0.txt

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ redirect_from: /licenses/gpl-v3/
 source: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
 featured: true
 
-description: The GNU GPL is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license.
+description: Permissions of this strong copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights.
 
 how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file.
 

_licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ nickname: GNU LGPLv3
 redirect_from: /licenses/lgpl-v3/
 source: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt
 
-description: Version 3 of the GNU LGPL is an additional set of permissions to the <a href="/licenses/gpl-3.0/">GNU GPLv3 license</a> that requires that derived works be licensed under the same license, but works that only link to it do not fall under this restriction.
+description: Permissions of this copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications under the same license or the GNU GPLv3. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. However, a larger work using the licensed work through interfaces provided by the licensed work may be distributed under different terms and without source code for the larger work.
 
 how: This license is an additional set of permissions to the <a href="/licenses/gpl-3.0">GNU GPLv3</a> license. Follow the instructions to apply the GNU GPLv3. Then either paste this text to the bottom of the created file OR add a separate file (typically named COPYING.lesser or LICENSE.lesser) in the root of your source code and copy the text.
 

_licenses/mit.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ spdx-id: MIT
 source: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 featured: true
 
-description: A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty.
+description: A short and simple permissive license with conditions only requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.
 
 how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the copyright holders.
 

_licenses/mpl-2.0.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ spdx-id: MPL-2.0
 redirect_from: /licenses/mozilla/
 source: https://www.mozilla.org/media/MPL/2.0/index.txt
 
-description: The Mozilla Public License (MPL 2.0) is maintained by the Mozilla foundation. This license attempts to be a compromise between the permissive BSD license and the reciprocal GPL license.
+description: Permissions of this weak copyleft license are conditioned on making available source code of licensed files and modifications of those files under the same license (or in certain cases, one of the GNU licenses). Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. However, a larger work using the licensed work may be distributed under different terms and without source code for files added in the larger work.
 
 how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file.
 

_licenses/unlicense.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ title: The Unlicense
 spdx-id: Unlicense
 source: http://unlicense.org/UNLICENSE
 
-description: Because copyright is automatic in most countries, <a href="http://unlicense.org">the Unlicense</a> is a template to waive copyright interest in software you've written and dedicate it to the public domain. Use the Unlicense to opt out of copyright entirely. It also includes the no-warranty statement from the MIT/X11 license.
+description: A license with no conditions whatsoever which dedicates works to the public domain. Unlicensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.
+
 
 how: Create a text file (typically named UNLICENSE or UNLICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license disclaimer into the file.