On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 12:47:28PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
> > Is it your contention that the DFSG as written DOES include this
> > "important question"? What part of DFSG 3 says that Debian doesn't
> > require permission to modify copyright notices and license texts?
>
> The word "software", which word does not include copyright notices,
> license texts, and political commentary.
That's not how the Debian Social Contract and Free Software Guidelines
use the term.
Debian Will Remain 100% Free Software
We promise to keep the Debian GNU/Linux Distribution entirely free
software.
http://www.debian.org/social_contract
If my personal wealth is "entirely" cash, do I have any wealth that
isn't cash?
What nuances in the terms "100%" and "entirely" are you struggling with?
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English [gcide]:
Entirely \En*tire"ly\, adv.
1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the
trace is entirely lost.
[1913 Webster]
Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea.
--Raleigh.
[1913 Webster]
2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely.
[1913 Webster]
To highest God entirely pray. --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]:
entirely
adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; "he
was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the
meal"; "it was completely different from what we
expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new
situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "It was
not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new
approach"; (`whole' is often used informally for
`wholly' as in "a whole new idea") [syn: {wholly}, {completely},
{totally}, {all}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partly}]
2: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely
to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of
problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively";
"did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on
the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"
[syn: {exclusively}, {solely}, {alone}, {only}]
--
G. Branden Robinson | The noble soul has reverence for
Debian GNU/Linux | itself.
branden@debian.org | -- Friedrich Nietzsche
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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