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Re: GPL-compatible, copyleft documentation license



On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 10:37:16AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> >> Your license doesn't give me permission to publicly perform the work,
> >> or to broadcast it.
> >
> > True enough.  Neither does the GNU GPL.  Why is this not a problem for the
> > GNU GPL?
> 
> The GPL was designed to be applied to computer programs.  A license
> explicitly labeled as "documentation license" should address this
> issue.

I call bullshit. Who said it was designed to be applied to computer
programs?

It addresses anything that could be necessary for a work classified as
"literary". Trying to claim that it's necessary to "address" other
issues is the classic introduction to a non-free license.

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