Re: Comments on GNU FDL 1.2 Draft

2002-02-12 Thread Denis Barbier
Hi, in http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/debian-legal-200201/msg00226.html I asked if Debian binary packages have to include TeXinfo source files to comply with GFDL section 3 (which is IMHO very different from GPL clause 3.c). As this draft does not significantly change section 3, I am st

Re: Comments on GNU FDL 1.2 Draft

2002-02-12 Thread Nick Moffitt
begin Branden Robinson quotation: > Nick, I can't read your mails! They appear to empty except for some > bizarre attachment which crashes my mail reader and pops up a dialog > that says "Your computer is now stoned." Help! > > >;-) Perhaps your AOL window is in front of your Debian window!

Re: Comments on GNU FDL 1.2 Draft

2002-02-12 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 12:47:33PM -0800, Nick Moffitt wrote: Nick, I can't read your mails! They appear to empty except for some bizarre attachment which crashes my mail reader and pops up a dialog that says "Your computer is now stoned." Help! >;-) -- G. Branden Robinson|

Re: Comments on GNU FDL 1.2 Draft

2002-02-12 Thread Nick Moffitt
begin Nick Moffitt quotation: > I am disappointed that PostScript is considered an "opaque" > format. It is a plain ASCII vector and text description format, > though opaque bitmaps may be included. There exist Free utilities for > the manipulation of EPS and PS images for those who do no

Re: Comments on GNU FDL 1.2 Draft

2002-02-12 Thread Nick Moffitt
begin Branden Robinson quotation: [...] > > +formats include PNG, XCF and JPG. Opaque formats include PostScript, > > +PDF, proprietary formats that can be read and edited only by > > +proprietary word processors, SGML or XML for which the DTD and/or > > processing tools are not generally avail

Comments on GNU FDL 1.2 Draft

2002-02-12 Thread Branden Robinson
Hello, I am a Debian GNU/Linux Developer and frequent participant on Debian's mailing list for legal issues, where the Debian Project discusses and applies the Debian Free Software Guidelines ("DFSG") to software submitted for distribution by the Debian Project. For a work to to be an official co