discuss: [fdfl & debian guys]
Subject:
Re: [fdfl & debian guys]
From:
John Fleck ####@####.####
Date:
23 Apr 2003 02:28:11 -0000
Message-Id: <1051064930.1128.3.camel@jelloiii>
On Tue, 2003-04-22 at 12:24, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 07:35:58AM -0600, John Fleck wrote:
> > Does this help given that the standard license declaration used in many
> > LDP docs states:
> >
> > "Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
> > under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
> > or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation...."
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Yes. People redistributing documents under GFDL 1.1 are not obliged to
> use the latest version, although they may choose to do so. Anyone who
> has a problem with version 1.2 can simply use 1.1.
Sorry, I didn't explain myself very well. What I meant to be saying (or
maybe what I meant to be asking?) is if I have a problem with 1.2 and
therefore use 1.1, doesn't the "or any later version" bit allow anyone
to use 1.2 on it if they choose anyway?
Cheers,
John
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