On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 12:47:28PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Is it your contention that the DFSG as written DOES include this > > "important question"? What part of DFSG 3 says that Debian doesn't > > require permission to modify copyright notices and license texts? > > The word "software", which word does not include copyright notices, > license texts, and political commentary.
That's not how the Debian Social Contract and Free Software Guidelines use the term. Debian Will Remain 100% Free Software We promise to keep the Debian GNU/Linux Distribution entirely free software. http://www.debian.org/social_contract If my personal wealth is "entirely" cash, do I have any wealth that isn't cash? What nuances in the terms "100%" and "entirely" are you struggling with? From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English [gcide]: Entirely \En*tire"ly\, adv. 1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost. [1913 Webster] Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea. --Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely. [1913 Webster] To highest God entirely pray. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]: entirely adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "It was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly' as in "a whole new idea") [syn: {wholly}, {completely}, {totally}, {all}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partly}] 2: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn: {exclusively}, {solely}, {alone}, {only}] -- G. Branden Robinson | The noble soul has reverence for Debian GNU/Linux | itself. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Friedrich Nietzsche http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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