Greetings,
As suggested on the Fedora wiki, I'm contacting the list to inquire
regarding the acceptability of the following proposed documentation
license, as I'd like to ensure that it will become be an impediment
to having documentation included in Fedora (or using Fedora Copr).
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THE DPS8M DOCUMENTATION LICENSE
Version 0.9, 29 August 2021
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Thank you,
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Jeffrey H. Johnson
trnsz(a)pobox.com
