Comment 12 for bug 10364

Clint Adams <email address hidden> writes:

> Did you mean to Cc this to sed upstream and the bug?

Yes, I did. Fixed.

>> I think this was the consensus previously, but it is no longer. For
>> example, secion 4I allows one to create a 10,000 word "Ode to My
>> Goldfish" in the History section which then cannot be modified. Plus
>> there is the DRM restriction. Also, 4K is non-free. 4N may be.
>>
>> > I think the current consensus may be as is described at
>> > http://people.debian.org/~srivasta/Position_Statement.xhtml .
>>
>> I believe so.
>>
>> > This issue gets an exemption for the sarge release policy,
>> > http://release.debian.org/sarge_rc_policy.txt .
>>
>> Yes, it does, *if* the release managers tag it sarge-ignore. However,
>> that does not excuse you from fixing the bug (which some maintainers
>> seem to think).
>>
>> > Hopefully Mr. Carlson will jump in here if I've completely failed to
>> > understand the issue.
>>
>> Don't worry, it's a complicated issue, and a complicated license.
>>
>> > If the documentation could be relicensed under the GPL, or dual-licensed
>> > under the GPL and FDL, I think everyone might be satisfied. I could be
>> > mistaken about this as well.
>>
>> As long as one of the alternatives is free, everyone can be happy.
>> So, for example, if it were relicensed under the FDL and GPL, that's
>> fine, because the GPL is free (according to the DFSG). This is
>> similar to Qt.
>>
>> Anyway, I appreciate your prompt response to this bug.