Re: A possible approach in 'solving' the FDL problem
Said Wouter:
> I'm not saying we have to do that. I'm only saying we have to decide
> whether or not the rules for declaring documentation to be free should
> be the same as the rules for declaring computer programs to be free,
> and if not, what the rules for declaring documentation to be free have
> to be.
OK. Where's your candidate DFDocumentationG? Nobody here will take you
seriously until you have one.
>> > In fact, if the debian-legal group were to decide all by itself that
>> > software and documentation are essentially the same thing, I'm
>> > afraid a fork would be much more likely.
>>
>> It is not the same thing. The question is whether the definition of
>> freedom should be the same for both.
>
> That's exactly the point I'm trying to get through. I feel that a lot
> of developers think it is not. As such, I'm suggesting we ask our
> developers, and work from there on.
IANADD, but while there is clearly documentation which is not software,
all documentation distributed by Debian -- possibly excepting CD cases --
is software.
-Brian
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