Simon Josefsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Karl Berry) writes: > >> the title "Copying" of gpl.texi makes no sense >> >> I agree, but I don't think we should change the node name in the >> canonical gpl.texi. So many manuals already use "Copying". > > On the other hand, there are practically no users of gpl.texi from > gnulib today. When someone starts to use gpl.texi from gnulib, they > do so manually, and should be able to cope.
I agree with Simon. Also, the Gnulib tradition is to make API changes when that is the "right" thing to do, within reason; we try to be not as backward-constrained by compatibility as the typical library. (This message is from someone who plans to install an API change to mkancesdirs soon. :-)
