Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] GFDL

[Francesco Poli]

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:41:26 -0500 David Turner wrote:

> > > In this regard, I asked what is the preferred way to send concerns
> > > about the GFDL in general. address@hidden would be glad to
> > > receive comments and use them for work on GFDL revision 3.
> > 
> > Most of these comments have been made for over 5 years now!
> > I have been told that there is a new draft of the FDL ready
> > for publication. Please publish it, so we can comment topically.
> 
> We're not prepared to release a new draft of the FDL in the middle of
> the GPLv3 process.  There are a few reasons for this:
> 
> 1. We have limited staff resources.
> 
> 2. Some text from the GPL may be carried over into the FDL.

So, let me understand:

 * you admit that a new GFDL version is necessary to address its issues

 * there are not enough resources to start a public comment process
   right now

 * there are enough resources to push the adoption of a *bad* license
   with known issues, before it gets fixed

This puzzles me.
Wouldn't it be wiser to fix the license *first* and only *then* ask for
compatibility?

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