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Re: A possible GFDL compromise



On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 05:27:46PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
>       Remember the hypothetical "emacs reference card", which must be 
>     accompanied by 12 pages of additional invariant material?  Sounds like a 
>     big deal to me.
> 
> If the GPL were used, it would have to be accompanied by 6 pages
> of additional invariant material.  That is still bigger than the
> reference card.  Do you object to the GPL on these grounds?

The reference card would have to be accompanied by the GPL, yes, but it
would not require the text of the GPL being printed on it.

With the GFDL, this requirement is there.

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