From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sebastien Vauban" Subject: Re: GFDL Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 14:56:16 +0200 Message-ID: <86ppwkij9r.fsf@somewhere.org> References: <878v5wwr96.fsf@Rainer.invalid> <6D1B3E63-A3F0-447E-A1F4-12F8B3156DB9@gmail.com> <513BD73C.3050704@gmail.com> <58FF2382-A0A8-47E2-BEA0-8E88542C6638@gmail.com> <7wbo85qh62.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <87vc6ceigf.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Hi Bastien, Bastien wrote: > Ben Finney writes: >>> It bothers me mostly for the guide, where I did spend a lot of time to >>> make it compact, and now something like one fifth of it is license >>> text. We may actually consider to re-release the guide under a >>> different license. >> >> Please use this as an opportunity to seriously consider relicensing the >> entire work (programs, documentation, etc.) of Org-mode under the same >> license: the GNU GPL. It does not have the special problems of the FDL, >> and having the whole work under the same license terms makes it simpler >> and clearer. > > Well, relicensing the Org compact guide under GNU GPL is definitely > feasible, but relicensing the Org manual is (sadly) not. Let's take > the feasible step first? FMI, why is GNU GPL not applicable to the manual? Best regards, Seb -- Sebastien Vauban