From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11972 invoked by alias); 23 Jul 2010 02:18:49 -0000 Received: (qmail 11957 invoked by uid 22791); 23 Jul 2010 02:18:47 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from c60.cesmail.net (HELO c60.cesmail.net) (216.154.195.49) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:18:42 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO epsilon2) ([192.168.1.60]) by c60.cesmail.net with ESMTP; 22 Jul 2010 22:18:41 -0400 Received: from 78.149.149.165 ([78.149.149.165]) by webmail.spamcop.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:18:40 -0400 Message-ID: <20100722221840.f6ez1t0yog08g8s0-nzlynne@webmail.spamcop.net> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:18:00 -0000 From: Joern Rennecke To: gcc@gcc.gnu.org Subject: Re: GFDL/GPL issues References: <4BFC6EF0.4090908@codesourcery.com> <20100714172307.3687a9c4@shotwell> <4C48D2C4.5000103@codesourcery.com> <4C48D60E.3000604@codesourcery.com> <20100723002705.GH17485@synopsys.com> In-Reply-To: <20100723002705.GH17485@synopsys.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.4) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-owner@gcc.gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2010-07/txt/msg00340.txt.bz2 Quoting Joe Buck : > RMS is unlikely to abandon the GFDL because the features that many object > to as non-free are intentionally chosen, in part to make sure that he can > get his message out even in situations where a distributor would not agree > with that message. I think he hasn't gotten over ESR's attempts in the > late 90s to write him out of history, so he thinks he has to force people > to carry his message along with the GNU tools. What about extending the allowed additional Terms of the GPL under clause 7 (7b is closest right now) to allow an author / Copyright holder to have his soapbox in the software (i.e. preserve designated comments / documentation in source and printed form), and then implement the GFDL on top of that.