From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Carsten Dominik Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Copyright question Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:19:53 +0200 Message-ID: References: <82BFC2C8-9E38-491F-863D-1C420AB13882@uva.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v924) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1213348347 32282 80.91.229.12 (13 Jun 2008 09:12:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:12:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel Mailinglist To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 13 11:13:09 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1K75L7-00075M-BQ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:12:57 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46182 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K75KI-0006dh-CJ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:12:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K74Yz-0005ab-Ms for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:23:13 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K74Yw-0005Uv-Iw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:23:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=52268 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K74Yw-0005Uc-9H for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:23:10 -0400 Original-Received: from korteweg.uva.nl ([146.50.98.70]:49308) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K74Yv-0001Dp-Vh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:23:10 -0400 Original-Received: from nb-dominik2.science.uva.nl ([146.50.22.167]) by korteweg.uva.nl with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:22:56 +0200 In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.924) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jun 2008 08:22:56.0338 (UTC) FILETIME=[AEB58320:01C8CD2E] X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:11:17 -0400 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:99080 Archived-At: On Jun 12, 2008, at 9:33 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> I would like to switch the copyright of the Org-mode manual to GPL. >> Currently it is GFDL, with front/back cover texts, and I am told >> that the Debian cannot include this in their distribution - >> therefore, >> the Org-mode package in Debian is currently without Manual. > > Actually, Debian can and does include such things in their > distribution, > but in the `non-free' section. This is the case for the Emacs online > docs (in package emacs22-common-non-dfsg). > > Also, you do not need to abandon the GFDL to be allowed in the main > section of Debian. You "only" need to use the GFDL without any > front&back matters (IIRC). Well, I am happy with this solution, so I am going to remove these parts from the copyright notice. The copyright notice will now read: @quotation Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. @end quotation Any objections? Thanks. - Carsten