I mentioned the choice
O'Reilly was giving me between the Open Publication
License and the GNU Free Documentation License. I told
him I was leaning toward the OPL, if only for the fact
I saw no reason to give O'Reilly's competitors a chance
to print the same book under a different cover.
Stallman wrote back, arguing in favor of the GFDL,
noting that O'Reilly had already used it several times
in the past. Despite the events of the past year, I
suggested a deal. I would choose the GFDL if it gave me
the possibility to do more interviews and if Stallman
agreed to help O'Reilly publicize the book. Stallman
agreed to participate in more interviews but said that
his participation in publicity-related events would
depend on the content of the book. Viewing this as only
fair, I set up an interview for December 17, 2001 in Cambridge.
I set up the interview to coincide with a business trip
my wife Tracy was taking to Boston. Two days before
leaving, Tracy suggested I invite Stallman out to dinner.
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