Quoting Joe Buck <joe.b...@synopsys.com>:
RMS is unlikely to abandon the GFDL because the features that many object to as non-free are intentionally chosen, in part to make sure that he can get his message out even in situations where a distributor would not agree with that message. I think he hasn't gotten over ESR's attempts in the late 90s to write him out of history, so he thinks he has to force people to carry his message along with the GNU tools.
What about extending the allowed additional Terms of the GPL under clause 7 (7b is closest right now) to allow an author / Copyright holder to have his soapbox in the software (i.e. preserve designated comments / documentation in source and printed form), and then implement the GFDL on top of that.
