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



Op vr 15-08-2003, om 12:56 schreef Jacobo Tarrio:
> O Venres, 15 de Agosto de 2003 ás 12:49:21 +0200, Wouter Verhelst escribía:
> 
> > we should at the very least avoid confusion by clarifying the intended
> > meaning of the word 'software' in the context of the text of the DFSG.
> 
>  Well, in that context, "software" means "everything you can store in a CD",
> or "everything you can transmit through a computer network".

I know; I meant 'clarifying it for people who read the text'. That means
adding a note before or after the text of the DFSG and/or the SC which
says something along the lines of...

"Note that for the purpose of this text, 'software' is defined as 'any
data which is stored on a computer system'."

-- 
Wouter Verhelst
Debian GNU/Linux -- http://www.debian.org
Nederlandstalige Linux-documentatie -- http://nl.linux.org
"An expert can usually spot the difference between a fake charge and a
full one, but there are plenty of dead experts." 
  -- National Geographic Channel, in a documentary about large African beasts.

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