Yven Johannes Leist wrote:
On Saturday 19 April 2003 18:36, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 12:37:28 -0500,
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Not if people don't second my motion, or propose something similar.
> It may be that we're content to complain but lack the will to act.
For what it is worth, as a memeber of the silent lurkers, I
agree with and would second your proposal.
As one of the even more silent lurkers I'd like to add my voice to that too.
Actually I'm *very* glad that so many folks on d-l are actively working
on/thinking about this issue, as I see the FSF heading into a very
unfortunate direction with this invariant section stuff.
Cheers,
Yven
On the page "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-gfdl.html" I found :
"The GFDL is meant as a way to enlist commercial publishers in funding
free documentation without surrendering any vital liberty. The "cover
text" feature, and certain other aspects of the license that deal with
covers, title page, history, and endorsements, are included to make the
license appealing to commercial publishers for books whose authors are
paid. To improve the appeal, I consulted specifically with staff of
publishing companies, as well as lawyers, free documentation writers,
and the community at large, in writing the GFDL."
Then, why don't have two license : the GFDL for commercial publishers;
and a "community GFDL" (without the problems of the actual GFDL) for
free documentation writers and non commercial publishers.
The writer, however, 'll be able to choose.