Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
> The DFSG says that we must have the right to modify everything, at
> least by the use of patch files.
>
> I cannot find that in the DFSG. If you are talking about this part,
>
> <P>The license may restrict source-code from being distributed
> in modified form _<strong>only</strong>_ if the license allows
> the distribution of "<tt>patch files</tt>" with the source
> code for the purpose of modifying the program at build
> time.
>
> then I don't think it says that. This text is specifically about
> source code for programs, and specifically about licenses that
> entirely forbid modified versions of the source code. It is extremely
> specific and narrow.
You have misunderstood the DFSG.
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