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Re: SURVEY: Is the GNU FDL a DFSG-free license?



Op do 21-08-2003, om 07:09 schreef Branden Robinson:
> I am circulating this survey to gauge the level of consensus on this
> subject.
> 
> The purpose of this survey is so that the participants in this mailing
> list can make an informed recommendation to the rest of the Debian
> Project.
> 
> Please reply to this message, to this mailing list, answering the
> questions below.  If you are a Debian Developer as of the date on this
> message, please GPG-sign your reply.
> 
> === CUT HERE ===
> 
> Part 1. DFSG-freeness of the GNU Free Documentation License 1.2
> 
>   Please mark with an "X" the item that most closely approximates your
>   opinion.  Mark only one.
> 
>   [ X  ]  The GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2, as published
>          by the Free Software Foundation, is not a license compatible
>          with the Debian Free Software Guidelines.  Works under this
>          license would require significant additional permission
>          statements from the copyright holder(s) for a work under this
>          license to be considered Free Software and thus eligible for
>          inclusion in the Debian OS.
> 
>   [   ]  The GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2, as published
>          by the Free Software Foundation, is a license compatible
>          with the Debian Free Software Guidelines.  In general, works
>          under this license would require no additional permission
>          statements from the copyright holder(s) for a work under this
>          license to be considered Free Software and thus eligible for
>          inclusion in the Debian OS.
> 
>   [   ]  The GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2, as published
>          by the Free Software Foundation, can be a license compatible
>          with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, but only if certain
>          restrictions stated in the license are not exercised by the
>          copyright holder with respect to a given work.  Works under
>          this license will have to be scrutinized on a case-by-case
>          basis for us to determine whether the work can be be considered
>          Free Software and thus eligible for inclusion in the Debian OS.
> 
>   [   ]  None of the above statements approximates my opinion.
> 
> Part 2. Status of Respondent
> 
>   Please mark with an "X" the following item only if it is true.
> 
>   [ X  ]  I am a Debian Developer as described in the Debian
>          Constitution as of the date on this survey.
> 
> === CUT HERE ===
-- 
Wouter Verhelst
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