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Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] Savannah hosting requirements on documenta
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Alfred M. Szmidt |
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Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] Savannah hosting requirements on documentation license (was: Re: [task #16589] Submission of P2P Social Network Pandora) |
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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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