Re: GFDL question

[Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com>]

Norbert Preining wrote:

> Dear all!
> 
> Now that the GFDL resolution has been done, I have the following
> question:
> 
> Most (some) documents of the FSF have the following license for the
> docs:
>   Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
>   under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
>   any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
>   Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
>   Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below.  A copy of the
>   license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
>   License'' in the Emacs manual.
> 
>   (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``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.''
> 
> Ok, there are no invariant sections, but there is (a short) front and
> back cover text.
> 
> How do we proceed with these documents?

They're non-free, per the GR.  Cover Texts are unmodifiable material.

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Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@twcny.rr.com>

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