Re: Is the GNU FDL a DFSG-free license?
On Sat, 22 Aug 2003, Henning Makholm wrote:
>Scripsit Fedor Zuev <fedor@earth.crust.irk.ru>
>> KD> So, no text from a document licensed under the
>> KD> GFDL which contained an invariant section could be included in an
>> KD> encyclopedia, since the invariant section would now be part of
>> KD> the "main" discussion.
>> Main topic of encyclopedia (the whole work) is an
>> explanation about words for user's education ad information.
>No, that is a dictionary. Go find one and look up the definition of
>"encyclopedia". An encyclopedia is a work that aims at containing all
>knowledge (about a given subject, or the total knowledge of humanity
OK. If invariant section in document is not contain all
knowledge (it, certainly, not. At least it not contain main topic of
origignal work), it is not restrict work from inclusion in
encyclopedia.
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