Re: GNU M4 1.4.5 released

[Eric Blake]

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Hi Santiago,

According to Santiago Vila on 7/18/2006 3:39 AM:
> 
> Hmm, I must first apologize for my poor wording. In Debian, we have
> discussed about the GNU FDL so much that we routinely use "invariant
> sections" as a sorthand for "invariant sections, front-cover texts or
> back-cover texts". The current manual for m4 does not have invariant
> sections, the problem is that it has a front-cover text and a
> back-cover text.

Would this patch be acceptable to all involved?  I double-checked the GNU
Coding Standards, and while they recommend using FDL, they make no mention
about whether front-cover/back-cover texts are mandatory or optional.  By
implication, I assuming they are optional, and that this patch satisfies
Debian's needs without violating FSF's requirements (since FSF is the
ultimate copyright holder, not me).

2006-07-18  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>

        * doc/m4.texinfo (copying): Relax restriction on front-cover and
        back-cover texts.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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Index: doc/m4.texinfo
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RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.48
diff -u -p -r1.1.1.1.2.48 m4.texinfo
--- doc/m4.texinfo      17 Jul 2006 17:09:53 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.48
+++ doc/m4.texinfo      18 Jul 2006 12:37:18 -0000
@@ -50,15 +50,9 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 1989, 1990, 1991,
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the @acronym{GNU} Free Documentation License,
 Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software
-Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts
-being ``A @acronym{GNU} Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Texts as in
-(a) below.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
address@hidden Free Documentation License.''
-
-(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have freedom to copy and
-modify this @acronym{GNU} Manual, like @acronym{GNU} software.  Copies
-published by the Free Software Foundation raise funds for
address@hidden development.''
+Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no
+Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license is included in the section
+entitled address@hidden Free Documentation License.''
 @end quotation
 @end copying