From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Copyright question Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:13:36 -0400 Message-ID: References: <82BFC2C8-9E38-491F-863D-1C420AB13882@uva.nl> <20080612213150.GW17024@archimedes.ucr.edu> <87skvi2r3o.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Reply-To: ams@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1213326955 11640 80.91.229.12 (13 Jun 2008 03:15:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:15:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Bastien Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 13 05:16:38 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 1K6zmH-00009r-40 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:16:37 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37159 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K6zlT-0002Pk-7U for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:15:47 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K6zlO-0002Ni-S8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:15:42 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K6zlN-0002LG-Db for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:15:42 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55045 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K6zlN-0002Kv-6z for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:15:41 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]:36808) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K6zlM-0002Lb-V7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:15:41 -0400 Original-Received: from ams by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1K6zjM-00037R-UY; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:13:36 -0400 In-reply-to: <87skvi2r3o.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (message from Bastien on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:03:39 +0200) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:99056 Archived-At: > You could satisfy Debian's requirements simply by making the > manual available under the GPL in addition to the GFDL. No need > to stop distributing it under the GFDL. Yes, dual licencing looks like to be the easiest solution. Why is this not the one chosen for Emacs manual as well? The GPL, being a free software license, lacks important provisions for free documentation; which is what the GFDL provides.