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Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] Savannah hosting requirements on documenta


From: Alfred M. Szmidt
Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] Savannah hosting requirements on documentation license (was: Re: [task #16589] Submission of P2P Social Network Pandora)
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:49:58 -0500

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   Hi Alfred,

   At 2024-11-12T11:29:54-0500, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
   >    No, the point is more like it was expressed: for GNU packages to
   >    borrow any parts of code or documentation from other packages,
   >    the licensing must be compatible.
   > 
   > That is a very weak claim, for one we require copyright assignments
   > for GNU packages.

   That's not what I was told.

Add a "some" in there.  Many do, many don't.  Many GNU projects don't
have documentation under the GFDL, many do.

It is still a weak claime to require GFDL documentation because we
cannot borrow documentation from other GNU projects in GNU projects.

So lets please not get into tangents like this.

   I quote the new GNU maintainer onboarding email I received in September:

   >>> For a program to be GNU software does not require transferring
   >>> copyright to the FSF; that is a separate question.  If you transfer
   >>> the copyright to the FSF, the FSF will enforce the GPL for the
   >>> program if someone violates it; if you keep the copyright,
   >>> enforcement will be up to you.

   Regards,
   Branden

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