On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 12:37:03AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: <biggish snip> > > Then may I suggest that a supporter of this argument propose a Social > Contract amendment that specifically excluding licences like text from > needing to satisfy the DFSG? > OK. Here goes <dons asbestos suit, tinfoil hat / lumberjack's high heels and bra at your preference :) >
DRAFT FOR COMMENT/FLAMES ETC. Debian Free Documentation Guidelines: ===================================== This document is intended to supplement the Debian Free Software Guidelines (hereafter DFSG). The DFSG were formulated to provide guidance for the free software provided by the Debian Project. Some documentation for the free software within Debian is not free when considering each of the freedoms outlined within the DFSG and these Free Documentation Guidelines are intended to clarify and supplement the DFSG. Some licenses for the documentation for DFSG-free software prohibit modification of invariant parts of such documentation. Such documentation shall be deemed to be free within these documentation guidelines notwithstanding that it would otherwise fail the DFSG. Such documentation may, accordingly, be classed as DFDG-free and be placed within the Debian main distribution by virtue of this section of the DFDG. Ratified standards, normative and historical documents may also restrict modification. Such documents may also be deemed to be free within these guidelines as above but should be placed within the non-mod-docs section to be created within the Debian main distribution. Some published works that are available both in electronic formats and also as commercially printed books may be constrained by other licence or copyright agreements and may, for example, restrict distribution of hard copy prints. Such documents may be classified as DFDG free but with attendant conditions and may therefore be placed in the contrib/non-free adjuncts to the Debian software distribution. === xxx === HTH, Andy
