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Re: documentation eq software ?



Matthew Garrett <mgarrett@chiark.greenend.org.uk> a tapoté :

> Mathieu Roy wrote:
> 
> >If you edit the GNU Manifesto and redistribute under the same name,
> >without telling clearly you modified it and what you modified, you
> >distribute a text which may be taken as someone's opinion while it's no
> >longer the case.
> 
> The. Same. Is. True. Of. Software.
> 
> My GPLed code can be taken by you and racist error messages inserted.
> If you continue to print my name as author in the help text, this
> plainly misrepresents my opinions. Do you believe that the GPL should do
> something to protect against this?

There is a subble difference between your software and a Manifesto: a
Manifesto most important purpose is to represent his author
opinions. Not a software.


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Mathieu Roy
 
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