From: Richard M Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: License questions for Emacs doc files
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:48:13 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1K7I45-0000Oz-3m@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jriqwermjj.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (message from Glenn Morris on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:22:56 -0400)
i) doc/emacs/gnu.texi is the GNU Manifesto, which is an invariant
section of the Emacs manual. Yet at the start of gnu.texi, there is a
standard GFDL license notice, which says there are no invariant
sections! This is weird, isn't it? Shouldn't gnu.texi just say "say
file emacs.texi for copying conditions", or perhaps have a verbatim
license like etc/GNU?
That certainly is incorrect. Please put just a verbatim copying
license on that file.
ii) doc/emac/misc/mh-e.texi is dual licensed under GPLv3+ and GFDL 1.2
(with no invariants and no cover text). Is that OK?
No, it should be GFDL only.
iii) Should all the doc/emac/misc/*.texi files be standardized in
terms of their Invariant and Cover text sections? Most of them have no
Invariant, front cover "a GNU Manual", and back cover "You have the
freedom to copy and modify...". Some of them are missing the cover
texts - should these be added?
Yes, please do that.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-06-13 4:22 License questions for Emacs doc files Glenn Morris
2008-06-13 14:21 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-06-13 22:48 ` Richard M Stallman [this message]
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