Re: GFDL freedoms

[Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>]

[Nathanael Nerode]
> Suppose the GCC manual was not licensed for use in essays on the
> economics of free software.  (It actually provides some great
> examples of funding methods, and quoting some of the sections on
> various features to go with the information on how they were funded
> would be quite useful.) Wham, we lose freedom.  Oh, wait -- it isn't
> licensed for such use.

As far as I know, quoting is covered within the fair use rights, and
do not have to be covered by the license to be allowed.  It is covered
by law.