On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 11:00, Hans Reiser wrote: > Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > > [...] could > >apparently make its changes to the documentation of a GFDL-licensed > >document near-proprietary by adding invariant sections and cover texts > >that are unconscionable to the original author. [...]
(Note: I gave a specific example that involved insulting the original author of the software) > Why is this a problem? [...] At least too me, it seems to defeat the purpose of copyleft. If I didn't mind if the document was made such that I couldn't use the modifications, I would license it under a much simpler, much more direct license like the MIT X11 one. Or just disclaim copyright interest in it (i.e., put it in the public domain). If I were to use the GFDL, my choices would be to not be able to use the changes (so much for copyleft) or start an invariant section war, where I add an invariant rebuttal.
