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Re: FYI: new back-cover text in manual
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: FYI: new back-cover text in manual |
Date: |
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:16:07 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) |
Hello Alexandre,
* Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote on Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 12:53:06AM CEST:
> >>> "RW" == Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> writes:
>
> RW> +(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You are free to copy and modify
> RW> +this @acronym{GNU} Manual. Buying copies from @acronym{GNU} Press
> RW> +supports the FSF in developing @acronym{GNU} and promoting software
> RW> +freedom.''
>
> Both texts look incorrect to me. The GNU Standards say
>
> | If the FSF does not publish this manual on paper, then omit the
> | last sentence in (a) that talks about copies from GNU Press.
Thanks. This manual isn't printed, so let's get rid of the cover texts.
OK to apply (HEAD and branch-1-10)?
Cheers,
Ralf
2007-07-13 Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
* doc/automake.texi: Remove Front-Cover and Back-Cover Texts,
this manual is not printed by the FSF.
Index: doc/automake.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/doc/automake.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.168
diff -u -r1.168 automake.texi
--- doc/automake.texi 10 Jul 2007 22:39:36 -0000 1.168
+++ doc/automake.texi 12 Jul 2007 20:49:00 -0000
@@ -20,15 +20,10 @@
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the @acronym{GNU} Free Documentation License,
Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software
-Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts
-being ``A @acronym{GNU} Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Texts as in
-(a) below. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
address@hidden Free Documentation License.''
-
-(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You are free to copy and modify
-this @acronym{GNU} Manual. Buying copies from @acronym{GNU} Press
-supports the FSF in developing @acronym{GNU} and promoting software
-freedom.''
+Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover texts,
+and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the
+section entitled address@hidden Free Documentation License.''
+
@end quotation
@end copying