Hello, this question might be trivial, but I just realized that the GPL license is itself licensed under a license that technically does not appear to be DFSG compliant:
> $ head -n 6 /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL > GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE > Version 3, 29 June 2007 > > Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/> > Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies > of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. "Changing is not allowed" is in conflict with DFSG #3. Has this thing ever been discussed? Note that I do not want to challenge the GPL or its usage in Debian. It is only that I just realized that at this point we are contradicting ourselves (because we distribute copies of the GPL in main, and actually in an essential package). What do people think about this issue? Thanks and all the best, Giovanni. -- Giovanni Mascellani <[email protected]> Postdoc researcher - Université Libre de Bruxelles
