Richard Kenner wrote:
But even for documentation written by hand, often I find that I'd like to
start out with some comment or example from the actual code. The GPL / GFDL
dichotomy doesn't allow me to do that, so some documentation just won't get
written.
Taking an example from actual code would be "fair use" and not a violation
of the GPL. I don't see a problem there. Taking large pieces of code
in a mechanical way is completely different from the type of manual
copying you're talking about.
I agree with this, taking examples also seems like fair use to me.