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   Frequently asked questions

   Can the GPL be used for documentation?
   "any work of any nature that can be copyrighted can be copylefted with the GNU GPL."
   http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/nonsoftware-copyleft.html
   
   Why not use the FDL?
   http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Blog/LicenseChange
   http://www.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_001