On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 04:56:19PM +0100, Gerardo Ballabio wrote: > I've been having a look at the new Debian installation guide using > debian-installer > (http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/index.html). > The front page says that the manual is licensed under the GNU GPL. But > then, the first section ("Installing Debian GNU/Linux (maybe 3.1) For > i386") says: > > "We require that you properly attribute Debian and the authors of this > document on any materials derived from this document. If you modify and > improve this document, we request that you notify the authors of this > document, via <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>." > > As you must know, that "notification clause" at least is incompatible > with the GPL, and with the Debian Free Software Guidelines as well > (fails the "desert island" test). > I'm sure that you'll want to correct that.
I understood that to be a request rather than a licensing requirement. Note that the first sentence says "require" while the second says "request". You don't *have* to contact the authors, it's just something they'd like. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
