Re: xfig-doc has license problems in examples
Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 10:16:03AM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> > I guess these are all software then:
> >
> > debian-guide - Text from: Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Installation and
> Usage
> > dwarfs-debian-guide - Dwarf's guide to installing and using Debian
> GNU/Linux
> > lg-issue66 - Issue 66 of the Linux Gazette.
> > xspecs - X protocol, extension, and library technical specifications
> > zope-book - Zope Open Content Book
> >
> > How about all the -doc packages?
> >
> > If you say they are software, then, gee, they must be software.
>
> Can they be treated as such from the perspective of the DFSG, and pass?
>
> I know this is true for xspecs, because I maintain it. What about the
> others?
I maintain dwarfs-debian-guide:
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Introduction, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with the Back-Cover
Texts being ``The early development of the material in this work
was produced with the financial support of Planet Linux. This
support was intrumental in bringing this project to
completion.'' A copy of the license is included in the section
entitled ``Appendix 9: GNU Free Documentation License'' which
can be found on page 271.
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