GFDL/GPL issues

[Robert Dewar]

Richard Kenner wrote:
>> But even for documentation written by hand, often I find that I'd like to
>> start out with some comment or example from the actual code.  The GPL / GFDL
>> dichotomy doesn't allow me to do that, so some documentation just won't get
>> written.
> 
> Taking an example from actual code would be "fair use" and not a violation
> of the GPL.  I don't see a problem there.  Taking large pieces of code
> in a mechanical way is completely different from the type of manual
> copying you're talking about.

I agree with this, taking examples also seems like fair use to me.