2008/5/4 WJhonson@aol.com:
How about this concept. No one has ever, nor is likely to ever, be sued, by ignoring the GFDL, whether it says one thing or the other.
You're welcome to link up any lawsuit you can find that is based on a violation of the GFDL. Otherwise this entire discussion is really academic isn't it.
Yeah, it's pretty academic. You'll note that my first email to this thread started with the word "technically". I know that in practise people aren't very strict in enforcing the GFDL, but that doesn't change what the license actually says.