www/licenses license-list.html

[Brett Smith]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Brett Smith <brett>     11/02/25 17:00:43

Modified files:
        licenses       : license-list.html 

Log message:
        massage the bit about licens...@fsf.org, per RT#669033

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.278&r2=1.279

Patches:
Index: license-list.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.278
retrieving revision 1.279
diff -u -b -r1.278 -r1.279
--- license-list.html   2 Feb 2011 21:35:07 -0000       1.278
+++ license-list.html   25 Feb 2011 17:00:32 -0000      1.279
@@ -56,14 +56,16 @@
 violation page</a>.</p>
 
 <a id="LicensingMailingList"></a>
-<p>If you want help choosing a license, evaluating a license, or have
-other questions about licenses, you can email us at <a
-href="mailto:licens...@fsf.org";>&lt;licens...@fsf.org&gt;</a>.  We have
-a very large backlog of requests, so please read our web pages here first,
-you'll get an answer sooner.  Also, the more specific your question is,
-the more likely we'll be able to answer it quickly.  (We also <a
-href="http://www.fsf.org/volunteer";>welcome knowledgeable volunteers</a>
-to help answer licensing questions.)</p>
+<p>If you have questions about free software licenses, you can email
+us
+at <a href="mailto:licens...@fsf.org";>&lt;licens...@fsf.org&gt;</a>.
+Because our resources are limited, we do not answer questions that are
+meant to assist proprietary software development or distribution, and
+you'll likely get an answer faster if you ask a specific question that
+isn't already covered here or in <a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html">our
+FAQ</a>.  We
+<a href="http://www.fsf.org/volunteer";>welcome knowledgeable
+volunteers</a> who want to help answer licensing questions.</p>
 
 <p>If you are contemplating writing a new license, please also contact
 us at <a
@@ -1805,7 +1807,7 @@
   <p>
     Updated:
     <!-- timestamp start -->
-    $Date: 2011/02/02 21:35:07 $
+    $Date: 2011/02/25 17:00:32 $
     <!-- timestamp end -->
   </p>
 </div>