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Re: Please remove RFCs from the documentation in Debian packages



Selon Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org>:

> On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 01:46:11AM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote:
> 
> > RFCs aren't software, and so applying the Debian Free /Software/
> > Guidelines to them seems a little odd.
> 
> But...but...what if you want to make your own "RFC 2661" by embracing and
> extending the existing one, and redistribute it to all your friends calling
> it "RFC 2661"?  It's taking away your freedom!

But we absolutely don't want to do this.

It is just like modifying someone else' speach and redistributing
it without changing the author's name.

It is obvious it should be out of the scope of DFSG.
 
--
Jérôme Marant



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