On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 02:52:01PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > I am, at this point, unclear whether I hold GFDL licensed > works without invariant texts non-free as a matter of opinion, or of > fact.
Fact 1: The GFDL include this: "You may not use technical measures to obstruct or control the reading or further copying of the copies you make or distribute." Fact 2: The DFSG include this: 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research. Fact 3: There exist fields of endeavours that require mandatory encryption. For example, if you work in security-sensitive field, you can be required to use a hard-drive with built-in encryption. This technology certainly control who can read the disk. In that case, you cannot copy a GFDL licensed document to your computer for reading it. Fact 4: the GFDL is incompatible with DFSG 6. Cheers, -- Bill. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]