Re: Copyright question

[Bastien]

Don Armstrong <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>> I would like to switch the copyright of the Org-mode manual to GPL.
>> Currently it is GFDL, with front/back cover texts, and I am told
>> that the Debian cannot include this in their distribution - therefore,
>> the Org-mode package in Debian is currently without Manual.
>
> You could satisfy Debian's requirements simply by making the manual
> available under the GPL in addition to the GFDL. No need to stop
> distributing it under the GFDL.

Yes, dual licencing looks like to be the easiest solution. 

Why is this not the one chosen for Emacs manual as well?

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Bastien