Current version can be found at http://release.debian.org/removing-non-free-documentation
On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 07:32:01AM +0000, MJ Ray wrote: > 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. Hmm, not sure about that one. Seems like a lot of changes for little more clarification. > [...] > > 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. Changed. > [...] > > Known non-free documentation licenses are: > > - GFDL > > - CC licenses > > 3. Wishlist: CC licences up to version 2.5 (we have hopes for 3) Changed. > [...] > > 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. Appended. > [...] > > 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. Hmm, I don't know if we win anything by doing this. Either the license if free, then we can close the bug, or it is non-free, in this case we don't win anything by knowing the version, do we? Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
