Re: Start for a discussion about free documentation in Debian.
Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> writes:
> ((NOTE: this does not mean that I can print a sgml book and sell it,
> as printing is a conversion [read: compilation], and must be granted
> in the license elsewhere to be allowed. But it means that I can
> print the sgml source in a book and sell it, as it would just be a
> verbatim copy. The distinction is hopefully clear to everyone.))
Though printing an sgml book and selling it is allowed by section 2:
> > 2. Source Code
> >
> > The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in
> > source code as well as compiled form.
If you want to extend program to include documentation, you must
extend compilation to include such conversions.
I think that we should differentiate between technical and
non-technical documents. We should work on a definition of technical
documents, and then say that all technical documents must obey the
DFSG. Non-technical documents may obey less restrictive guidelines.
Guy
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