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Re: A possible approach in "solving" the FDL problem



On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 10:52:51PM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> The DFSG was written with software, not documentation, in mind.

A false assertion.

> A lot of Debian Developers (those who have gone through the NM
> process) have agreed upon the DFSG with software, not documentation,
> in mind.

In that case their Account Managers did them a disservice.

> While you, personally, may find that the DFSG can be taken and used
> for Documentation as well, you can't just do this with the single most
> important document in the Debian project behind the backs of everyone
> else.

It is fortunate, then, that no one has.  debian-legal has been an open
and publicly archived mailing list since it was created.

> We have to agree on that as a group before we try anything else.

Wrong.

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