[okfn-discuss] GFDL updates, compatibility, and confusion

Mon May 19 09:00:44 UTC 2008

COULD YOU PLEASE STOP SENDING ME JUNK TO MY EMAIL.BOX THANKS.

On 5/19/08, Benj. Mako Hill <mako at atdot.cc> wrote:
> <quote who="jo at frot.org" date="Wed, May 14, 2008 at 03:27:37AM -0700">
> > Understood. Looking at the original writing on "free documentation"
> > principles, of which the GFDL is an example, it seems quit clear that
> > GFDL was designed specifically for *technical documentation of software*.
> > ( http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-doc.html )
>
> I would go even farther. I would say that it was designed for the
> manual for GNU software as published by the Free Software Foundation!
>
> > However I don't see how GFDL 1.2 is considered "free" according to the
> > Free Cultural Works Definition ("the license must not limit the
> > freedom to distribute a modified version ... regardless of the intent and
> > purpose of such modifications.") but that is probably a conversation
> > for some other mailing list :)
>
> I think that the definition should probably specify that a work is only
> free if it contains no invariant sections. If it is (and most GFDL works
> including Wikipedia are) then it really is quite a lot more like BY-SA.
>
> Regards,
> Mako
>
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