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Re: [O] GFDL
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Ben Finney |
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Re: [O] GFDL |
Date: |
Sun, 26 May 2013 13:35:59 +1000 |
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Bastien <address@hidden> writes:
> "Sebastien Vauban" <address@hidden>
> writes:
>
> > FMI, why is GNU GPL not applicable to the manual?
>
> Because the manual is part of GNU Emacs, which is part of the GNU
> project, and every project in the GNU project is required to publish
> manuals in GNU FDL only. Dual licensing is not an option here.
Wow, I didn't realise the FSF policy was *that* restrictive.
Publishing the manual under both FDL and GPL should satisfy the FSF's
legitimate requirements for their work, so I don't know how they justify
refusing a manual that happens to also be published under some non-FDL
license.
Do you have a reference from some FSF official for that restriction?
> There are many discussions about this... a can of (dead) worms.
Agreed, thank you.
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Ben Finney