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Re: How to free GFDL'ed documents with existing Front Cover texts



Frank Küster wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> assume a document licensed under GFDL, with no invariant sections (and
> ...) has a front cover text (like "A GNU Manual") and a back cover text
> (like "You have freedom to copy and modify this GNU Manual, like GNU
> software.  Copies published by the Free Software Foundation raise funds
> for GNU development.").  What should the developers do in order to make
> it DFSG-free (and not annoy RMS too much)?

Dual-license it under the GPL.  There are so many good reasons for this it's
silly not to do it; for starters it allows moving material from the manual
to the program and back without trouble.

-- 
Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@twcny.rr.com>

Bush admitted to violating FISA and said he was proud of it.
So why isn't he in prison yet?...



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