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<h1>Re: Critique of draft GNU Free Documentation License v1.0</h1>
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<li><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:dave@lafn.org">dave@lafn.org</A></li>
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<li><em>Subject</em>: Re: Critique of draft GNU Free Documentation License v1.0</li>
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<li><em>From</em>: Richard Stallman <<A HREF="mailto:rms@gnu.org">rms@gnu.org</A>></li>
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<li><em>Date</em>: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:57:00 -0700 (MST)</li>
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<li><em>In-reply-to</em>: <<a href="msg00976.html">20000110224531.A138@localhost</a>> (message from David Lawyer onMon, 10 Jan 2000 22:45:32 -0800)</li>
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> That is the whole point. We use invariant sections like these in GNU
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> manuals already--for example, the GNU Manifesto in the Emacs
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> Manual--so any license we write has to provide for them.
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Why not then have this as an option in the license?
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This might be possible. I will think about this.
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If someone makes only minor modifications, I don't think they have a
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right to an invariant section
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If someone makes only minor modifications and adds an invariant section
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which you want to remove, you can go back to the previous version.
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You would lose his modifications, but since they are minor, that is
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no great loss.
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To resolve this problem I think
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the license should require that the license would be attached to the
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document whenever the document becomes unmaintained.
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The passive voice ("be attached") avoids stating who the actor is.
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In this case, that question is crucial. Who would this be
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a requirement on? In what circumstances? To do what?
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I can't see any possible answers for those questions.
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As I see it, if we want the license to be included
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in all copies once the document is unmaintained,
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the only way to accomplish this reliably is to put the
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license in all copies when they are made.
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I'm still not clear who the "publisher" is for documents that are not
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printed on paper but are just posted at websites.
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The publisher is the person or organization who is responsible for the
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distribution of copies to the public. In the case of a web site,
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the publisher is whoever puts it on his web site.
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<li><strong><a name="01030" href="msg01030.html">Re: Critique of draft GNU Free Documentation License v1.0</a></strong>
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<ul><li><em>From:</em> Jorge Godoy <godoy@conectiva.com.br></li></ul></li>
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<li><strong><a name="01000" href="msg01000.html">Critique of draft GNU Free Doucumentation License v1.0</a></strong>
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<ul><li><em>From:</em> <dave@lafn.org></li></ul></li>
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<li><strong><a name="00992" href="msg00992.html">Re: Critique of draft GNU Free Doucumentation License v1.0</a></strong>
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<ul><li><em>From:</em> Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org></li></ul></li>
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