Talk:GNU Typist

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let me check the GNU site again for copyright info OK.

--Mkouklis 11:07, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I removed my tag. After I entered it, I noticed that it wasn't a direct copyvio, but did directly copy some of the text. The article is still going to need some cleanup and independent reliable sources that indicate why it's notable. --Onorem 11:10, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Im trying to clean this up but the power is very unreliable over here on the island we just had a 15~ minute black out. :) --Mkouklis 11:25, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

the following is an extract from web page in question http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/ at bottom of page giving permission to copy it Verbatim

Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 
Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,  USA

Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium,
provided this notice is preserved. --Onorem 12:14, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

sorry I forgot to include it on the article's main page --Mkouklis 11:45, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Unless I'm reading it wrong, that notice doesn't give us the right to change the text once it is here. It doesn't look like it would mesh well with the GFDL. --Onorem 11:53, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Surely if this is a GNU program that is the GFDL? – Qxz 12:07, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Hehe...yeah, you're probably right. Not sure what I was thinking there. I still don't like the wording of the notice. The "Verbatim" part makes me think they don't allow it to be changed. --Onorem 12:18, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

They're referring more to the notice itself, I think. I wasn't arguing in favour of retaining the current article; it should be deleted or blanked and replaced with a stub, then rewritten. Thanks – Qxz 13:22, 21 March 2007 (UTC)