GNU GPL for doc -- Why?

[Werner Koch]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, IIDA Yosiaki wrote:

>   I see GPH is covered by GNU GPL.  GNU GPL is specially
> designed for program, not for document. 

Right, however because this handbook is close related to some
software, using the GPH is not that a bad idea.  There are quite a
couple of books out, which use the GPL.  

>   Why isn't it covered by permission notice like one in
> other manuals published by FSF?

RMS is working on a documenation license however he suggested to use
the GPL for the handbook.

>   If you get bored writing permission notice, you may want
> to apply Open Publication License, found in:
>     http://opencontent.org/openpub/

Some of the optional features makes this not a good choice.

Regarding your translation, we should ask RMS.  Can you please do this
and CC me and Mike <jashley@acm.org>.


   Werner