Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I intend to make the effort some day, but first I have to finish GPL > version 3, which faces other difficult questions.
I have recently come to the conclusion that making a unified license is the only reasonable course left. There was much talk on this list last year about a Debian Free Content License, which could be converted into the GPL. However, the conversion has to happen both ways, which basically makes them the same license. The GPL is already being used for documentation. I think legitimizing and encouraging that use should be a high priority for version 3. It is a fairly simple exercise to change "program" to "work". As you noted, one problem is to figure out how to regulate copying so that people can print books without onerous conditions. One possible solution is to add to GPL section 3) a fourth method for compliance d) Accompany it with information as to how to obtain, for a charge no more than the cost of physically performing source distribution, corresponding source. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution) This is only meant as a suggestion. It weakens copyleft a little, but it does legitimize informal sharing. You, of course, have your own priorities. Regards, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED]