Re: inetutils ChangeLog doc/Makefile.am doc/inetuti...

[James Youngman]

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 12:02 AM, Bruno Haible <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> I think gnulib supports all possible ways the maintainer prefers:
>  - If the maintainer wants always the newest fdl.texi, he uses the
>    'fdl' module or takes the 'fdl' module.
>  - If the maintainer wants always the newest version of a specific FDL
>    version (usually typographical corrections only), he can use
>    "gnulib-tool --copy-file doc/fdl-1.x.texi".
>  - If the maintainer wants a stable copy of a specific FDL version,
>    he can copy and commit it into his project.

This conflates two separate issues though:
1. Which license the developer chooses to use and their strategy for updating it
2. The technical process by which the project manages files from
gnulib (e.g. checking them into the repository for their own project
versus not doing that)

I think it would be great it exercising a deliberate choice on (1)
didn't force my hand on (2).

Thanks,
James.