Re: GFDL GR, vote please!

[Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg>]

On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 01:41:42PM +0000, Roger Leigh wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I think the following is an useful test.  If the license forbids some
> >> > modification that is necessary in order to adapt the document to some
> >> > need, then the document is non-free.  Otherwise, that is if the
> >> > license does not forbid any necessary modification, the document may
> >> > be free.
> >> 
> >> This is no good.  Where is it defined what is "necessary", and who
> >> deems what is "necessary"?  What /I/ consider to be necessary may be
> >> considered "unnecessary" (and hence, not allowed) by the copyright
> >> holders.
> >
> > I don't think we disagree what "necessary" means.
> 
> Please answer the question I asked: Where is it defined what is
> "necessary", and who deems what is "necessary"?

OK.  The modification is necessary in order to adapt the document to
some need if there is no way to adapt the document to serve the
purpose in question without this modification.

Anton Zinoviev