Re: DFSG4 and combined works

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

On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 11:55:34AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg> writes:
> 
> > If GDB were under BSD, you could:
> >
> >    1. Add docstrings to the sources of GDB in a way permissible by
> >       GFDL.  In particular the invariant sections should be present in
> >       all opaque copies of the produced documentation.  GFDL does not
> >       place restrictions on how the invariant sections are present in
> >       the transparent form, so it is enough if they exist in separate
> >       files.
> >
> >    2. Add the text of the BSD license in a new invariant section.
> >
> >    3. Use the following license for the new GDB sources:
> >
> >       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify THE NAME
> >       under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version
> >       1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software
> >       Foundation; with with the Invariant Sections being LIST THEIR
> >       TITLES, with the Front-Cover Texts being LIST, and with the
> >       Back-Cover Texts being LIST.
> >
> >       Additionally, you have permission to use the non-commented parts
> >       of the sources of THE NAME under the following license:
> >
> >       INCLUDE THE BSD LICENSE HERE
> 
> And the result would be a *non-free program*.

This is strange. :-) The program is covered under BSD license and you
say it is non-free.

Anton Zinoviev