Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 09:53:25PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote: > > The GNU FDL does many other things, but you raised the issue of > > invariant sections, so my response focused on that issue. > > Just so you know, the Debian Project is also concerned about: > > 1) Cover Texts[1] > 2) Acknowledgements and Dedications sections, which share the same > problem as Invariant Sections > 3) the restrictions on copying in quantity; would similar restrictions > on copying of software be Free, in your view? > 4) the restriction that "You may not use technical measures to obstruct > or control the reading or further copying of the copies you make or > distribute"[2]
5) The artificial distinction between opaque and transparent copies. For example, a document licensed under the GFDL can not be converted to use the Lyx or Openoffice format. Regards, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
