[Pkg-doc-linux-devel] How to handle linuxdoc "bug"?

[Colin Watson]

On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 08:59:18PM -0600, doug jensen wrote:
> The bug report doesn't seem right:
>    -  "notice the url in the title is not clicable"
>          It doesn't appear that the author intended that link to be
>          clickable.  There are other links that are, clickable.
>    -  "now see that we cannot get back with 'previous'"
>          The author appears to be making a distinction between 'previous'
>          and 'contents' on that page, 'contents' is clickable and leads to
> 	 the previous page.  Subsequent 'previous' links work.
>    -  The reporter (as noted in the report) isn't following the authors
>       directions for asking for help.
> 
> Maybe I'm missing something (Please let me know if I am), but it seems
> to be 'as intended'.

It's a Dan Jacobson bug. Expect it to be crap in several ways. *sigh* I
wouldn't object to closing it if I'm not the only one who thinks it's
fine as it is ...

> Changing the subject a little, this is in the copyright:
>   ·  Any translation or derived work must be approved by the author in
>      writing before distribution.
> Frank, you've probably already looked at this, is that considered DFSG free?

No, it's not (the standard argument is to consider somebody stuck on a
desert island without means of communication with the outside world) -
but the DVD-HOWTO's already in non-free.

Cheers,

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Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]