Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I value freedom in documentation just as much as I do for programs. I > value it so much that I designed the GFDL specifically to induce > commercial publishers to publish free documentation.
You don't value the freedom to modify the whole book. You value freedom in *documentation*, but you don't value freedom in *books*, it seems. Only certain books--only certain parts of books, in fact. And you don't value freedom in documentation enough, because you don't value the freedom to distribute documentation all by itself. > This reminded me of another relevant difference between manuals and > software. It is harder to find good technical writers as volunteers > than good programmers as volunteers. So I decided it was worth while > going quite close to the line, in the GFDL, to try to induce > commercial publishers to use it. Has this been successful?
