Re: Not inherently free, but inherently non-free?
Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
>> However, debian-legal assumes that the GFDL with invariant sections is
>> non-free, and there seems to be a majority for a general rejection as
>> a free _software_ license (but the poll was worded quite carefully,
>> after the "software is documentation" dogma).
>
> I assume you're referring to this[1].
>
> The poll was worded carefully, yes, but anyone who thought I was
> cleverly manipulating them could have simply marked the option:
>
> None of the above statements approximates my opinion.
>
> Only 2 out of 63 respondents selected that option.
You asked for DFSG compatibility, which doesn't tell us if it's a free
documentation license. I still believe that the survey was very
suggestive. It wasn't your intention, but simply the result of your
belief that documentation is software, too.
> [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2003/debian-devel-announce-200308/msg00017.html
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