Karl, > I don't know of any reason for any package to use FDL 1.1. I am > surprised to see it. But as I recall, Bruno did this part, so we > should wait to hear from him.
The honour goes back to you: the copyright declaration in gnulib.texi dates back to the first version of this manual that you committed in 2004. I abstain from any opinion on whether FDL 1.2 should be used or not. Bruno