Matthias Klose wrote: > there is another issue with the manual pages.
> It would be nice to know if the files used to generate the manual > pages (gcc/doc/invoke.texi, gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi, > gcc/java/gcj.texi) could be dual-licensed as well, so that is possible > to provide basic documentation in Debian as well. I could ask that question, but I don't know how to do so in a way that is likely to get the desired answer. The FSF considers the GFDL meritorious, and, as far as I can tell, doesn't care whether that inconveniences Debian. So, I don't know how to make the argument that this change helps the FSF. I've argued that allowing GFDL documentation to be extracted from GPL'd code, and allowing the current GFDL text in the manuals to be placed into comments in GPL'd code, is a win in that it reduces developer effort and improves the quality of the product -- but I can't argue that this is true for the manual pages. But, if we could get the documentation for command-line options into GPL'd code in a structured way, then I think you could probably generate GPL'd manual pages from that. -- Mark Mitchell CodeSourcery m...@codesourcery.com (650) 331-3385 x713
