Re: GFDL and man pages

[Walter Landry <wlandry@ucsd.edu>]

Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> wrote:
> Walter Landry <wlandry@ucsd.edu> writes:
> 
> > You can make a manpage, but you must
> > have to include inside the manpage
> 
> Actually, it's sufficient to refer to this information in the SEE ALSO
> section of the manpage, so that elaborateness of the GFDL doesn't
> interfere with the intendend use of the manpage for quick reference.
> 
> > Note that this all has to be _in_ the manpage.
> 
> The FSF has a different view on this matter.

The FSF doesn't read its own license.  Section 4 states:

  In addition, you must do these things in the Modified Version: 

  ...

    # H. Include an unaltered copy of this License.

That looks pretty clear to me.

Regards,
Walter Landry
wlandry@ucsd.edu