discuss: LDPL needs disclaimer
Subject:
Re: LDPL needs disclaimer
From:
David Merrill ####@####.####
Date:
31 Jul 2001 06:45:03 -0000
Message-Id: <20010731024353.N26025@lupercalia.net>
On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 12:43:21AM -0400, Anthony E. Greene wrote:
> The LDPL is a good license to use for free software documentation except
> that is is lacking a disclaimer. Can we add something like this:
>
> "The author disclaims all responsibility for any results of the use of
> this document."
>
> I also remember us having discussions that led to the additions of the
> appendices last year, but the license is still dated 1998.
Would you like to put together a DocBook <sect1> with a `standard'
block including license statement, copyright statement, disclaimer,
credits, feedback, where to find newest editions, etc.? That would
make writing new documents easier. It should go into the templates we
already publish.
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