On Sat, Mar 27, 2004 at 05:05:57PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > OK, while we're proposing changes.... > > How about "...entirely free software. This includes programs, > documentation, data, and any other works which are part of the Debian > system (except possibly license texts which are distributed only for legal > reasons). We provide the guidelines..." > > This would clarify the main point that has been spawning endless attempts by > occasional maintainers to sneak non-free stuff into "main". Not just "license texts". Any legal texts. Warranty disclaimers, for instance, are not "license texts." Neither are disclaimers of endorsement, which have been discussed many times in threads on or related to documentation licenses. -- G. Branden Robinson | Never attribute to conspiracy that Debian GNU/Linux | which can be adequately explained branden@debian.org | by economics. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature