On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:02:06 -0700 Steve Langasek wrote: [...] > It's reasonable for you to hold the position that this is "not free". But > that's not what the DFSG says; and before someone tries to change the DFSG > to say this, I would recommend someone try to come up with a brighter line > to separate documentation than, e.g., fonts, graphics, sounds, and videos > than just "more people edit documents".
As far as I am concerned, I do *not* want to separate documentation and programs from fonts, graphics, sounds, and so forth. I am convinced that *all* these works need to have source available in order to comply with the DFSG and be called Free. And I respectfully disagree with your claim that the DFSG don't apply (or apply in a weaker sense) to documentation, or graphics, or sounds, or whatever. As Bruce Perens clarified, the original intent was for the DFSG to apply to everything distributed in Debian (main): | When designing the DFSG, I was considering the contents of a Debian CD, | much like the Official Debian ISO image, containing all of the Debian | software and documentation. [...] | I intended for the entire contents of that CD to be under the rights | stated in the DSFG - be they software, documentation, or data. Please see http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/08/msg00264.html for the context. As usual, IANADD, TINASOTODP. -- New location for my website! Update your bookmarks! http://www.inventati.org/frx ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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