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Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon by weel on Sunday September 09, 2012 @10:43PM (#4498031)
Which is completely irrelevant because whoever does have the original copyright has already licensed them to everyone under publicly available conditions.
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Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon by sliverstorm on Monday September 10, 2012 @12:54AM (#4498372)
But is it really irrelevant?

The GPLv2 has made it clear something can be made freely available to the public, yet still have redistribution conditions. So, simply being "licensed to everyone" does not also grant distribution rights to everyone.

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Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon by codemac on Monday September 10, 2012 @05:02AM (#4498915)
That's actually... exactly what GPLv2 enables?

Which is still completely irrelevant because this document is licensed under the GFDL.

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Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon by samuellb on Monday September 10, 2012 @04:07AM (#4498792)
Source? Why does e.g. Debian or other free software distributors think they can distribute GPLv2 software then?
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Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon by sliverstorm on Monday September 10, 2012 @07:18PM (#4502837)
I'm not saying the GPLv2 withholds distribution rights; rather, it grants them conditionally, and if you can grant them conditionally you can withhold them.
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