2007/9/12, John Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:41:29 +0000 (UTC), Sune Vuorela > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >On 2007-09-12, John Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> "Distribution of this memo is unlimited." > >> > >> With RFCs available to anyone with a web browser, it's absurd to say > >> they're non-free, and a waste of time removing them from Debian. > > > >eh? whattabout modification? and distribution of modified versions? > > This is where it gets absurd. > > They're RFCs. They're not code. > > If you want to "modify" an RFC, you have to write your own and submit > it, see?
Why is it absurd? What about translating it, for example, or including parts of it in other document, or mixing parts of RFCs in a single document, or making a derivative specification out of it, or changing the format or structure for clarifying, or even fixing typos? What about including some parts of an RFC in the help text of an application, .. I can see many situations in which a modification of the RFC text could be important. Miry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
