[Savannah-cvs] administration/content/gnu-content/register req...

[karl]

CVSROOT:        /web/administration
Module name:    administration
Changes by:     karl <karl>     14/08/24 22:37:00

Modified files:
        content/gnu-content/register: requirements.txt 

Log message:
        mention wish to avoid project identifier confusion

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/administration/content/gnu-content/register/requirements.txt?cvsroot=administration&r1=1.14&r2=1.15

Patches:
Index: requirements.txt
===================================================================
RCS file: 
/web/administration/administration/content/gnu-content/register/requirements.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -b -r1.14 -r1.15
--- requirements.txt    24 Dec 2011 04:19:21 -0000      1.14
+++ requirements.txt    24 Aug 2014 22:36:59 -0000      1.15
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 we will not accept your project; if we don't have enough information
 determine whether your project follows these terms, we will
 have to ask you to register the project again with more details.
-Once your project is accepted, we expect you to continue following
+Once your project is accepted, you are expected to continue following
 these terms.
 </p>
+
 <p>
-Our intent to provide a permanent home for all versions of your project.
+Our intent is to provide a permanent home for all versions of your project.
 We do reserve the right, however, to discontinue hosting a project.
 </p>
 
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
 of the GNU Project</a>.
 </p>
 
-
 <h3>No dependencies on non-free software</h3>
 
 <p>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 are not permissible.
 </p>
 
-<h3>No non-free formats software</h3>
+<h3>No non-free formats</h3>
 
 <p>
 Using a format such as Flash, RealPlayer and Quicktime, that can only
@@ -108,16 +108,20 @@
 
href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html";>http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html</a>.
 </p>
 
+<h3>Project naming</h3>
+
+<p>Project identifiers should be reasonably descriptive, rather than
+terse abbreviations or confusingly general.  If this appears to be an
+issue, we will discuss it with you.</p> 
 
 <h3>Free software licenses</h3>
 
 <p>
 You will be presented with a choice of free software licenses for your
-project.  For hosting on Savannah, you must use one of these licenses.
-You will be the copyright holder of the text you write for your
-project, but these licenses give the freedom to anyone to use, study,
-copy, and distribute the source code and distribute modified versions
-of it.
+project.  For hosting on Savannah, you must use one of these licenses,
+which give the freedom to anyone to use, study, copy, and distribute the
+source code and distribute modified versions of it.  You will remain the
+copyright holder of whatever you create for your project.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -129,5 +133,6 @@
 
 <p>
 If you need to use another license that is not listed, let us know
-and we will review these requests on a case-by-case basis. 
+and we will review these requests on a case-by-case basis.  Software
+licenses must be GPL-compatible.
 </p>