On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 07:57:40AM +0200, Hendrik Brummermann wrote: > there is a discussion in the German Wikipedia whether the Debian Open > Use Logo <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Debian_logo.png> may be > subjected to the GFDL. The German Wikipedia does not accept any content > not licensed as public domain or GFDL (e. g. no "fair use" because this > is an American law only).
Wikis are still using the GFDL? That's discouraging, considering how badly broken it is; given the number of flaws that have been found in it, it's discouraging that any rational person would use it for anything at all. > >> This logo or a modified version may be used by anyone to refer to the > >> Debian project, but does not indicate endorsement by the project > > > As far as I understand this sentence, the logo may not be used for other > things and is not "free" according to the GFDL. The "possible copyright > violation notice", however, was removed by the uploader today. The GFDL is a license; it's not something used to determine freeness. The DFSG does that. Are you mixing up abbreviations? -- Glenn Maynard
