From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Debian/GFDL Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:01:33 +0200 Message-ID: References: <878xijmdsi.fsf@ma-patru.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1163196113 11758 80.91.229.2 (10 Nov 2006 22:01:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:01:53 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 10 23:01:50 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GieRW-00067h-Hh for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:01:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GieRW-0004xo-2I for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:01:46 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GieRL-0004xg-Fc for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:01:35 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GieRK-0004wN-GX for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:01:35 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GieRK-0004wC-Bz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:01:34 -0500 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.73] (helo=heller.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GieRJ-000155-Q9 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:01:34 -0500 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-83-130-192-58.inter.net.il [83.130.192.58]) by heller.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.3a-GA) with ESMTP id AYJ70505 (AUTH halo1); Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:01:32 +0200 (IST) Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-reply-to: <878xijmdsi.fsf@ma-patru.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de> (message from Nicolas Neuss on 10 Nov 2006 18:06:53 +0100) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:38638 Archived-At: > From: Nicolas Neuss > Date: 10 Nov 2006 18:06:53 +0100 > > I am uncertain about which is the right direction wrt to the GFDL. I'm not sure what you are saying here. ``Right direction'' for what purpose? If you just want the documentation for yourself, simply download it and install it, that's it. > I am > relatively sure that RMS has put some thought and legal advice into it, and > I am also not sure if simple things would work in most countries (e.g. you > cannot simply give up your rights on creative works in Germany). On the > other hand, I find the GDL a very complicated license which probably leads > to maintenance problems later on. The problem is not that GFDL is complicated, the problem is that it includes certain restrictions on modifications to the manuals that are covered by GFDL, and Debian opposes to those restrictions. I don't see why private citizens should be bothered by that controversy, though.