On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:23:07 +0200 [email protected] wrote: > During my work on packaging GNU documentation for gNewSense metad, I > found some strange things, which may be bugs to be reported to GNU: > > -in GCC-4.5.0 source code: > > -most of the documentation is under the GNU FDL v1.2 or later, > while it should be under GNU FDL v1.3 or later (cpp.info, gcc.info, > gccinstall.info, gccint.info, gcj.info, gfortran.info, gnat*.texi, > libgomp.info);
why should it? 1.2 or later is pretty much the same as 1.3 or later. > -'gfortran.info' is copyrighted by the FSF '1999-2008', although > it should be under the form '1999, 2000, [other years], 2008'; Why? there is no requirement to specify every year one at a time. is this a style requirement of gnu doco? > -in Binutils-2.20.1 source code: > > -'standards.info' is under GFDL v1.2 or later instead of GFDL v1.3 > or later; As above. > -some files have FSF copyright years written in the form '99' > instead of '1999' (as.info, gprof.info, ld.info), I don't know if > this matters much. well... will the docs still be around in 90 years? ;) > -in GDB-7.1 source code: > > -most of the documentation is released under the GNU FDL v1.1 or > later (annotate.info, gdb.info, gdbint.info, stabs.info) or GNU FDL > v1.2 or later (standards.info), while it should be under GNU FDL > v1.3 or later. what does 1.3 or later provide over 1.2 or later for this documentation?? > For my 'gnu-doc' package, I plan to use the 'bfd.info' file released > in gdb-7.1 source code, which is more recent than binutils-2.20.1 > one. Do you think it is a problem to include latest versions of GNU > documentation in 'gnu-doc' package, while GNU software available in > gNewSense metad is older? i'd say its a problem, since part of the point here is getting the correct doco for the software we are shipping. kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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