MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I remain of the opinion that this GR would be pointless because even if > we were permitted by licences to modify the licences, we are prevented > by copyright law and our promises from modifying any relevant licences. > We would still be open to accusations of untruthfulness, except maybe if > we pasted all copyright laws into our foundation documents, so users > know the limits on our promises.
> Contrary to claims, I don't feel this essential pointlessness has been > rebutted. This is a good summary of my position as well, with the added feeling that these kinds of changes would lead us down a path of more pedantic nit-picking around our foundation documents, which I personally think is a waste of energy. (For example, I predict the very first discussion we would have after passing a GR that says that licenses are exempted from the requirements of the DFSG would be an argument that the preamble of the GPL is not a license and hence we have to remove it from the archives.) -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
