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+<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
+<!-- Parent-Version: 1.77 -->
+<title>Netscape
+- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/netscape.translist" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
+<h2>Netscape and Free Software</h2>
+
+<div class="announcement">
+<blockquote>
+<p><a href="/philosophy/netscape-npl.html"> More recent news about Netscape</a>.</p>
+</blockquote>
+</div>
+
+<p>People have been writing with joy to tell us that Netscape has
+announced a plan to make its browser free software, under the GNU GPL.</p>
+
+<p>That is getting a bit ahead of events. The announcement Netscape made
+does not actually say that they will use the GNU GPL, and does not
+assert that the program will
+be <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a> as we define
+it in our community. It's clear that Netscape will take a big step in
+the direction of free software, but we don't know whether they will
+get all the way there or fall substantially short. In fact, Netscape
+is still deciding what to do.</p>
+
+<p>When they decide, two crucial questions will be whether people will be
+free to distribute copies for a fee (on free software CD-ROM
+collections, for example) and whether people will be free to
+redistribute modified versions just like the original version. If
+either of those freedoms is lacking, the program won't be free
+software.</p>
+
+<p>If Netscape does release the Netscape browser as free software, that
+will be a great day for the free software movement. But rather than
+rejoicing or criticizing now, let's see what actually happens, and
+then we'll know whether to celebrate. What we can usefully do now is
+urge Netscape, calmly and politely, to make the software free, and to
+copyleft it with the <a href="/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public
+License</a>.</p>
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+<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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+$Date: 2014/04/12 12:40:28 $
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