Glenn Maynard > The FSF has made it clear that it does not believe documentation does > not need the same freedoms as software, and has even agreed that the > GFDL is not a Free Software license.
RMS quotes for this position: "I am not sure if the GFDL is a free software license, but I don't think the question matters." - http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/09/msg01221.html "Changing the GFDL to permit removal of these sections would defeat the purpose." - http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/08/msg00807.html Eben Moglen quote against this position: "We can't depend for the long run on distinguishing one bitstream from another in order to figure out which rules apply." - http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue4_8/moglen/index.html Personally, I think we need the same freedoms if we ever want to have sustainably up-to-date manuals for free software. -- 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]
