Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since one of our release goals for etch is to remove any non-DFSG-free > documentation from main here some comments from the release team on
1. Wishlist: non-DFSG-free seems odd and invites the "DFSG aren't DFDG" response. Maybe "documentation which doesn't follow DFSG" or "non-main". Same applies elsewhere "non-free documentation" is used. [...] > My current plan is to do 1) a grep run over all debian/copyright files > and search for known non-free licenses and then 2) do the same with 2. Normal: s/known/common/ - it is possible (although rare) that someone has granted enough exceptions to change the total licence. [...] > Known non-free documentation licenses are: > - GFDL > - CC licenses 3. Wishlist: CC licences up to version 2.5 (we have hopes for 3) [...] > If the affected documentation is closely related to a piece of software > (and probably packaged with it), e.g. a man page for a executable binary > or a reference manual for a library, try ask upstream to relicense it > (or at least dual-license it) under the same terms as the software > itself. This is probably a good idea in any case... 4. Wishlist: finish this: because it allows easier copying of material back-and-forth between the source code and documentation. [...] > So here the new way: After filing a bug about non-free documentation > please add a usertag "nonfree-doc" and one usertag that describes the > license, like "gfdl", "cc", "opl" for the common licenses or something more > descriptive like "non-commercial" or "unmodifiable" for custom licenses. 5. Wishlist: use gfdl-1.2, cc-2.5, ... as applicable. We may yet get improvements. Thanks, -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only: see http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ Please follow http://www.uk.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
