On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
== Why wasn't this license available for review earlier? ==
The restriction on externally originating FDL content is intended to prevent bulk-import and bulk-relicensing of FDL content from external sources. This is intended to protect the autonomy of site operators in making a re-licensing decision, and to prevent FDL-licensed software documentation from being re-licensed without the permission of the authors. This was a key condition for the Free Software Foundation to agree to this change.
[snip]
Substantially similar language was in a FDL draft posted to the FSF site in September 2006. (http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/gfdl-draft-1.html)
One of the results was some people importing the GNU manuals into a wiki. Though I suppose the "invariant sections" and "cover texts" limitations remained that particular point is still addresed this point.
As such the above FAQ entry is incorrect.