On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 21:49, Joe Wreschnig wrote: > On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 15:58, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 08:31:56PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > > Documentation *must* change to adapt to software, if the software can > > > change. > > > > > > > *When* documentation applies to software. Gosh, has nobody thought of Debian > > distributing documentation that does _not_ apply to documentation? Sample: > > > > - the Project gutenberg texts (not that their license is currently free) > > Licensing aside, why would (and should) Debian distribute famous novels? > An installer for famous novels (c.f. gutenbook), sure, but why the > novels themselves?
Because people might want them. Because apt-get install alice-in-wonderland would be cool. Better: why not? > > - the licenses under /usr/share/common-licenses > > Licensing texts are immutable because they are a legal contract. The GPL isn't a contract. It's a license. -- -Dave Turner Stalk Me: 617 441 0668 "Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave." - Walt Disney
