Re: xemacs wiki

> From: "Ben Wing" <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 01:08:23 -0700
> 
> the whole point of free software (even as enumerated in the writings of the
> great rms himself!) is to free us from having to worry about restrictive
> licenses getting in the way of sharing code.  isn't this all a bit too ironic?

Not in principle: the GPL itself imposes certain restrictions on you:
you are NOT free to distribute the sources of any derivative work.

So the mere fact that a license imposes restrictions does not yet
make that license obnoxious.

> is the only [practical] purpose for the fdl the ability to force people to
> distribute ads such as the GNU manifesto?

Since you don't _have_ to use invariant sections in your manuals, you
don't need to be worried about this.  Simply say ``with no Invariant
Sections'', and be done with that.

And before everyone pounces on me, let me say that I don't intend to
defend the FDL: I don't feel I know enough about the subject matter to
even make up my mind.  I simply don't think it's justified to accuse
the GFDL in every possible crime against free speech, that's all.
Whatever it is wrong about the GFDL, it's not that bad, after all.