On Friday 19 September 2003 14:22, Richard Stallman wrote: > > Manuals are not free software, because they are not software. > > The DFSG very clearly treats "software" and "programs" as > > synonymous. > > And we very clearly treat everything in Debian as software (see the > first clause of the Social Contract). > > That clause appears to neglect the fact that there are things > other than software in the system. It seems to say that all the > software must be free software.
Richard, for the sake of my blood pressure, please read http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/debian-legal-200308/msg00690.html (bis repetita) Mike
