From kde-devel  Sat Jan 07 14:43:18 2006
From: Michael Pyne <michael.pyne () kdemail ! net>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:43:18 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: Debian, KDE and the GFDL problem
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On Saturday 07 January 2006 07:51, Isaac Clerencia wrote:
> Hi Lauri :)
>
> On Saturday, 7 January 2006 13:39, Lauri Watts wrote:
> > The FDL, with the above terms, is the only license currently in use in
> > KDE, although there are some legacy documents licensed under the GPL.
> >
> > Before this goes any further, can you please show me where (and why)
> > debian believes the GFDL *with no invariant sections and no front/back
> > cover texts* is a non-free license?
>
> http://people.debian.org/~srivasta/Position_Statement.xhtml
>
> Quoting from there:
> "The problems with the GFDL fall into three major categories, which are
> treated in detail below."
*snip*
>
> Transparent And Opaque Copies
> -----------------------------
>  The requirements for redistributors should be to make sure the users can
> get the transparent form, not to force users to download the transparent
> form even if they don't want it.

Huh?  From the section in question [1], a distribution can state in the Opa=
que=20
copy where the Transparent copy can be obtained by a member of the=20
network-using public, using public-standard network protocols.  The=20
distribution also needs to make reasonably prudent steps to ensure that the=
=20
Transparent copy is available there one year after the Opaque copy is no=20
longer distributed.  But nowhere does it say the end-user must have the=20
Transparent copy if they have the Opaque.

Regards,
 - Michael Pyne

[1] http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html

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