Re: GFDL (was: Re: KANETON)

[Leonardo Lopes Pereira]

There is no license that handles what you want, because it is not the
paper of the license handle that. It is a question of trade-mark.

On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:02:19 -0400
"Jonathan S. Shapiro" <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Sat, 2006-08-12 at 22:41 +0200, address@hidden wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 08:40:51PM -0400, Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
> > 
> > > The one thing we will require (which is why there is a question about
> > > GFDL) is that any modification of the document must not be described
> > > as Coyotos.
> > 
> > This is actually one of the things GFDL tries to ensure... Do you think
> > the provisions may not be strong enough?
> 
> GFDL has provisions to insist that certain sections not be removed or
> changed. I can't figure out anything in it that lets me say "if you
> change this section, then you must globally replace the name 'Coyotos'
> with something else". Merely updating a change history is not enough.
> 
> Also, the damned thing is horribly complex.
> 
> When the time comes to change the copyright, I'll ask the relevant
> people at FSF for advice. At the moment, this is not a priority and I
> don't want to divert my attention right now.
> 
> Thanks, though!
> 
> 
> shap
> 
> 
> 
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