Mike O'Connor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The only things the documentation license holds as invariant are the GPL > and the GFDL themselves, and Debian already accepts those as being > invariant, this documentation should no longer be considered non-free in > light of GR-2006-01. But becuase of this, I'm copying debian-legal.
As the 3:2 split between the original and amended texts shows, there is still no consensus that works under the FDL follow the DFSG. Too soon to say how GR-2006-01 influences these bugs, in my opinion. Unfortunately, the FDL also appears to have practical problems, including either needing source in the binary package, or a long-life URL. Again, I'm not sure what the effect of that is. Finally, the GPL is not invariant: IIRC, you can edit it if you delete the preamble [see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ModifyGPL ]. Debian contains the version we received, though. On debian systems, the GPL is in /usr/share/common-licenses and packages should refer to it rather than include another copy. Hope that helps, -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only: see http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ Please follow http://www.uk.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]