On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 10:51:01 -0700 Josh Triplett wrote:
> Another possibility is to simply use the GPL, and grant exceptions for
> various cases. Given that an ideal Free documentation license would
> be GPL-compatible (if not the GPL itself, which is pretty ideal), and
> that any GPL-compatible license must not have any restrictions that
> are not in the GPL (so it must consist of some subset of the GPL's
> conditions), then that GPL-compatible documentation license could
> instead be written as a set of exceptions to the GPL.
>
> For example, if one wanted to permit distributors of physical copies
> to refuse to provide source, then that could be written as an
> exception.(I personally think it is a good idea to require
> distributors, both physical and electronic, to provide source.
> However, many people wish to waive this condition for convenience, and
> that's fine; the resulting license would still be free, just less of a
> copyleft.)
Agreed fully.
The GPL *is* suitable for documentation.
And providing source is indeed important in order to permit the
recipient to fully exercise the freedoms we value...
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