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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:21:46 +0100
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To: "Downing, Thomas" <Thomas.Downing@ipc.com>
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Subject: Re: GFDL in the kernel tree
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On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 02:45:55PM -0400, Downing, Thomas wrote:
> IMBMSB is the GFDL the 'Gnu Free Documentation License'?
> Has Gnu produced a doc license that is incompatible with GPL?
> Looks like it...but I can understand the purpose behind the
> GFDL.
> 
> Seems like GNU needs a simple doc license a la BSD doc license
> to fill the gap between a formally published doc 'GFDL' and the
> sort of stuff in the kernel tree 'BSDish'.

List name is linux-kernel.  Linux is not GNU, so kindly take that
to appropriate place (gnu.misc.discuss, alt.tasteless, whatever).