Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Wesley J Landaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> On Thursday 06 October 2005 06:57, Simon Josefsson wrote: > >>> I know the copying conditions of IETF RFC's has been a concern for >>> Debian in the past, and that the RFCs has been removed from the >>> official archive (?), > > If they haven't been yet, they will have to be for etch, at least all of > the RFCs that are under the standard IETF IPR policy. They don't allow > modification and redistribution of modified versions, and therefore do not > meet DFSG#3.
Yes. I couldn't find them when I did a 'apt-cache search' so I assume they were gone. I recall a series of packages, rfc1-499, rfc500-999 or similar before. >>> so I thought this would be of some interest to you. I am trying to >>> influence the IETF to change the copying conditions on RFCs to make >>> them more free software friendly. > >> This would be great to get this clarified, as I believe the RFCs were >> always intended to be available for unlimited distribution. I totally >> support lobbying to get the the IETF to make it clear. =) > > Unlimited distribution isn't the problem. Modification and redistribution > of modified versions is the problem, and that restriction was apparently > intentional. So unfortunately, it's more than just a matter of getting > the IETF to be clearer. Getting them to be clearer is the first step. Right now, I don't think BCP78 even say what the IETF intend it to say. Perhaps we can convince them of the utility of permitting redistribution of modified versions too. Thanks, Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
