Comment 15 for bug 10364

Message-ID: <email address hidden>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:53:21 -0500
From: Clint Adams <email address hidden>
To: "Brian M. Carlson" <email address hidden>
Cc: <email address hidden>, <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#281639: sed: documentation is non-free

> >> 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).

They have tagged it sarge-ignore already.

> >> 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.

I would prefer a relicensing over removing the docs, I think.