Re: Problems in GNU FDL 1.2 Draft
begin Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho quotation of Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 08:00:48PM +0200:
> I would advice against anyone using the GPL for documentation.
> For example, if I print and photocopy a GPL'd document and
> give the copies to my students, I must also give them
> machine-readable source. This is a major nuisance.
The GPL says you only have to _offer_ them the source. If they
want it on physical media you can tell them to bring a floppy to
office hours; otherwise just put it on a web site.
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