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



Sergey Spiridonov wrote:
MJ Ray wrote:

 >>> FDL supporters: how a license which forbids to put the document on an
>>> encrypted filesystem can be considered free? How a license which forbids
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>> Is it? Are you sure? Or do you plan to distribute encrypted Debian CD's?
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 > This is a question which has been asked of FSF, as it certainly looks
> like it might be. Why don't you read the licence and see what you think?


Yes, encrypted system will be a problem if I will try to sell encrypted FDL books, so that one can read, but not copy or modify his copy.


From what I can see, it woud be a problem if you try to distribute an encrypted opy of the FDL books, even if you distribute with them the means to decrypt them and recover the original.

-- Keith





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