On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 09:40:49AM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > Consider this a suggestion to maintainers of packages that contain > documentation that are under the GFDL, especially if it contains > invariant sections. Imagine if an Emacs user visited Info and saw this: > > * Menu: > > * Distrib:: How to get the latest Emacs distribution. > * Copying:: The GNU General Public License gives you permission > to redistribute GNU Emacs on certain terms; > it also explains that there is no warranty. > * GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation. > * Why you shouldn't use the GFDL:: Debian doesn't recommend using this > license.
Debian can't legally distribute such an info document. Because the GFDL is incompatible with the GPL, it is prohibited to even create an info document from GFDL'd texinfo source. See #183860. -- Brian M. Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0x560553e7 "Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all." --Douglas Adams
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