The Free Software Foundation released the first drafts for the next versions of GNU's Free Documentation Licenses. Two drafts were released; one for the GFDL v2 and another for a simpler variant of the FDL.
The Free Software Foundation released the first drafts for the next versions of GNU's Free Documentation Licenses. Two drafts were released; one for the GFDL v2 and another for a simpler variant of the FDL.
According to the FSF:
The first discussion draft of the GNU Free Documentation License version 2 was released on 2006 September 26, along with a draft of the new GNU Simpler Free Documentation License.
The new draft of the GNU FDL includes a number of improvements, such as:
The new proposed GNU Simpler Free Documentation License mirrors this language. In addition, it has no requirements to maintain Cover Texts and Invariant Sections. This will provide a simpler licensing option for authors who do not wish to use these features in the GNU FDL.
Public input is requested:
Commenting on
the FDL v2 draft
Commenting on
the SFDL v1 draft
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