GNU GPL for doc -- Why?

[Werner Koch]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, IIDA Yosiaki wrote:

>   Since you are the author of GPH, you can change copying
> condition policy, even after you covered GPH by GNU GPL
> published by FSF.

Mike is the author of the GPH and iirc he assigned the copyright to
the FSF.  After this he cannot change it anymore.  Okay, he can fork
and continue to work on the version prior to the assignment where
he of course can change the terms as he like (after notifying the FSF
and waitoing 30 days). 

>   Hmm, as a matter of fact, I was planning to publish paper
> copy of my translation from a publisher in Japan, since I
> wanted people to read the Japanese translation.  Do I have
> to accompany machine-readable source with it?

You have to promise to make it available for at least 3(?) years. 
Today this is simple, simply put a notice in it, where the
source can be found (ftp.gnupg.org/pub/gcrypt/gph)


   Werner