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Re: The invariant sections are not forbidden by DFSG



This one time, at band camp, Mike Hommey said:
> On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 06:17:19PM +1100, Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 04, 2006 at 04:42:41PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> > > Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> writes:
> > > 
> > > > alternatively, print a single link to either the full documentation
> > > > (containing the invariant sections) or to just the invariant sections.
> > > 
> > > This might be a reasonable thing, but it is not what the GFDL requires.
> > 
> > actually, it is. the GFDL explicitly says that you can provide a link to
> > an internet site - and, contrary to loony zealot propaganda, it does not
> > say that you must operate or maintain that site yourself.
> 
> You forgot something...
> 
> >      If you publish or distribute Opaque copies of the Document
> >      numbering more than 100, you must either include a machine-readable
>        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Er, that just means if you distribute 100 copies, you need provide
neither a transparent copy or a link.
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