From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: GFDL Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 12:27:28 +0200 Message-ID: <87vc6ceigf.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> 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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36451) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Uejn3-0002qn-LO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 May 2013 06:27:40 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Uejmx-0002me-W3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 May 2013 06:27:33 -0400 Received: from mail-wi0-x22b.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::22b]:33284) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Uejmx-0002mK-NL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 May 2013 06:27:27 -0400 Received: by mail-wi0-f171.google.com with SMTP id hq7so2794134wib.16 for ; Tue, 21 May 2013 03:27:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <7wbo85qh62.fsf@benfinney.id.au> (Ben Finney's message of "Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:13 +1000") 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@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Ben Finney Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Ben, 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? -- Bastien