Re: [ox-en] Debian GNU/Linux to Declare GNU GFDL non-Free?

• From: Thomas Uwe Gruettmueller <sloyment gmx.net>
• Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 03:26:19 +0200

Hi,

On Dienstag 03 Juni 2003 02:37, I wrote:

On Dienstag 22 April 2003 13:13, MJ Ray wrote:

The only new development is another attempt by Debian
developers to resolve this problem.

...by preparing to move GNU manuals with irremovable
propaganda attached to the 'non-free' section which is not
officially a part of Debian. This would not be a big threat
towards the users (as they could put 'non-free' into their
sources.list), but a bit insulting and unthankful towards the
FSF. ;o)

From Debian Weekly News - June 3rd, 2003:

| Invariant Sections in Documentation. Richard Stallman started a
| [52]discussion that again covers problems inherited by the GNU
| [53]Free Documentation License (GFDL) if a document includes
| invariant sections which renders the document non-free 
| according to Debian's interpretation. It seems that the GFDL is
| a dangerous license which does not always imply free
| documentation.
|
| 52. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal-0305/msg00545.html
| 53. http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html


| GNU Emacs Manual considered non-free. Jérôme Marant
| [57]reported that the GNU Emacs Manual will have to be moved to 
| non-free, due to invariant sections and the use of the GNU
| FDL. Invariant sections don't allow modifications which are
| required by the [58]Debian Free Software Guidelines. This is
| very unfortunate, especially since it affects documentation
| from the [59]Free Software Foundation.
|
| 57. http://lists.debian.org/debian-emacsen-0305/msg00033.html
| 58. http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
| 59. http://www.fsf.org/

cu,
Thomas
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• References:
  • [ox-en] Debian GNU/Linux to Declare GNU GFDL non-Free?
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  • Re: [ox-en] Debian GNU/Linux to Declare GNU GFDL non-Free?
    • From: MJ Ray
  • Re: [ox-en] Debian GNU/Linux to Declare GNU GFDL non-Free?
    • From: Thomas Uwe Gruettmueller

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