Re: The GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and /usr/share/common-licenses

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Subject: Re: The GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and /usr/share/common-licenses
From: Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl>
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 03:56:13 +0300
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On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 05:57:43PM -0500, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> There are an ever growing number of packages that make use of the GNU Free
> Documentation License. Isn't it about time to put a copy of this license
> into the common reference area?

No, it would be premature.  There's a draft for a new version up for
review at the FSF site.

There's also a still-open discussion about whether the GFDL is free
enough for Debian if Invariant Sections are used.

Richard Braakman

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