On Mon, 2002-04-08 at 01:42, Glenn Maynard wrote: > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 07:27:40AM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > DFSG stand for "Debian Free Software Guidelines". IMHO we ave to create a > > DFDG, "Debian Free Documentation Guidelines". > > Why? What freedoms are important for software that aren't for documentation?
Revisionist history, for one. I'm sure the FSF wouldn't appreciate the GCC document being modified to make it look like Linus Torvalds wrote GCC, for example. What do we want when we want freedom in software? Are we really all that interested in stealing credit for things, or putting words in other people's mouths? Or are we just interested in having control in how the system works? And if it's the latter, how does changing a historical document affect the system's operation? > If the GFDL fails the DFSG, I'd say the proper response *isn't* to craft > a new set of guidelines for documentation to make it fit. If software is licensed under the GFDL with Invariant Sections, yes. But we're not talking about software; we're talking about documentation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]