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Re: A possible GFDL compromise: a proposal



On Friday 19 September 2003 14:22, Richard Stallman wrote:
>     > Manuals are not free software, because they are not software.
>     > The DFSG very clearly treats "software" and "programs" as
>     > synonymous.
>
>     And we very clearly treat everything in Debian as software (see the
>     first clause of the Social Contract).
>
> That clause appears to neglect the fact that there are things
> other than software in the system.  It seems to say that all the
> software must be free software.

Richard, for the sake of my blood pressure, please read
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/debian-legal-200308/msg00690.html
(bis repetita)

Mike



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