GPL v.1 in the Calc manual

GPL v.1 in the Calc manual

[Jay Belanger]

The Calc manual has a copy of version 1 of the GPL.
This should be changed to v.2, but this is an invariant section of the
manual.  This may be a silly question, but how do I get permission to
change it?

Re: GPL v.1 in the Calc manual

[David Kastrup]

Jay Belanger <belanger@truman.edu> writes:

> The Calc manual has a copy of version 1 of the GPL.
> This should be changed to v.2, but this is an invariant section of the
> manual.  This may be a silly question, but how do I get permission to
> change it?

The copyright of calc including its manual has been assigned to the
FSF, and you are acting as the maintainer of the FSF, like with any
other contribution to calc.

For a change of that scope, it is definitely a good idea to ask the
FSF whether your change is in line with what the FSF wants from you as
the maintainer of that part.

It appears to me that:

a) the copyright notices in calc should be put in line with those in
the rest of Emacs, namely GPL v2 or later.

b) the license of the calc manual should be put in line with the rest
of Emacs, which would be the GFDL in its current version.  You should
ask Richard which passages should in the course of that be considered
invariant.  It would probably be convenient of you proposed a set and
let it be rogered (or vetoed).

So basically the thing to do is to make a more or less detailed list
of what changes you think appropriate, and ask Richard whether they
are ok with him.  No additional paperwork should be necessary apart
from what has already been passed around.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

Re: GPL v.1 in the Calc manual

[Jay Belanger]

David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:

> It appears to me that:
>
> a) the copyright notices in calc should be put in line with those in
> the rest of Emacs, namely GPL v2 or later.

The files don't mention the version of the GPL, but refer to the
COPYING file included with Emacs, so I would think that would be
sufficient. 

> b) the license of the calc manual should be put in line with the rest
> of Emacs, which would be the GFDL in its current version.  You should
> ask Richard which passages should in the course of that be considered
> invariant.  It would probably be convenient of you proposed a set and
> let it be rogered (or vetoed).

The manual already has a GFDL copyright notice, which was probably
placed there when the file became part of Emacs.  The only invariant
section mentioned is the GPL section, and that should be updated.

> So basically the thing to do is to make a more or less detailed list
> of what changes you think appropriate, and ask Richard whether they
> are ok with him.  No additional paperwork should be necessary apart
> from what has already been passed around.

Okay; great.  I'll send him an email.
Thanks.

Re: GPL v.1 in the Calc manual

[Richard Stallman]

    The Calc manual has a copy of version 1 of the GPL.
    This should be changed to v.2, but this is an invariant section of the
    manual.  This may be a silly question, but how do I get permission to
    change it?

It is copyright FSF.  You're doing this for the FSF.  So please change it.