> It would be a bizarre thing to me if RMS were to say "If Debian were to > stop distributing non-free, the FSF would agree that documentation needs > to be as free as programs and change the GFDL".
I am _not_ calling for horse-trading between the two organizations. That would inevitably lead to a feeling that one or both sides were compromising their ethics to preserve their relationship. Rather than have each side commit to do A for B, both sides need to commit to sincerely discuss A and B with each other, and to proceed on reform of A and B for reasons that are spelled out amply within their own organizations. > Tempers on the part of debian-legal regulars are no higher than ever I saw some confrontational behavior on the Debian side that I attribute to, at the very least, a loss of patience. I saw Richard at less than his best, as well. > The FSF has every right to publish non-free work, but Debian should not > bend it's rules to include it. It is just as much a bending of rules for FSF to publish such material. Thanks Bruce