Re: OK to distribute autoconf.texi under the GPL too?

[Akim Demaille]

>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:

 > This is long enough to be copyrightable.  Currently this text is
 > redistributable only under the terms of the GNU FDL, which doesn't
 > allow you to cut-n-paste it into your program.  I'm trying to say
 > that it's OK to cut-n-paste this into GPLed software.

 > I don't think anybody would dispute this.

I certainly don't.

 > I'm not so sure that there would be wide consensus that it's OK to
 > copy examples like this into non-free software.  I suspect that
 > some GNU developers would disagree with that.

Really?!

I won't insist any further, but I find the old and new situations
inconsistent with the exceptions made in Autoconf wrt. copyright.