Joey Hess wrote:
>
> Paul Serice wrote:
> > What is legally binding is neither the text I quoted nor the text to
> > which you refer. Rather, it is the interpretation of the text to which
> > you refer (and possibly other documents) by a judge of competent
> > jurisdiction (or a similar decision maker).
> >
> > To my knowledge, there has been no such interpretation. So, I turn to
> > the next best thing: an interpretation in the text that accompanies the
> > license. I don't think this makes me silly.
>
> It's pretty damn silly to turn to the manual for GDB for an
> interpretation of the GPL.
>
> The text you quoted is _not_ part of the GPL, nor is it commonly
> distributed with the GPL. It just happens to accompny the GPL in the
> GDB manual.
Joey,
I think you do a great job for Debian. I love your weekly summaries.
But ...
If you have a second, look at the info page for DDD under
Summary --> Free Software
DDD is now apparently under the aegis of GNU. The quote I give comes
straight from the GNU's mouth in a short section devoted to explaining
the power they want the GPL to confer.
This is not some random quote that I'm taking out of context. There is
a logical nexus here.
Paul Serice
