discuss: Docbook Statistics
Subject:
Re: Docbook Statistics
From:
Poet/Joshua Drake ####@####.####
Date:
6 Sep 2001 05:55:20 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0109052251130.25829-100000@commandprompt.com>
>My experience has been that about 9 out of 10 authors don't give a
>shit. If I ask them to consider GFDL or OPL,
The people I talk to, mostly "professional" writers (those who are paid to
write) like the OPL. I actually like it too. I like the fact that I can
prevent a commercial entity from printing my stuff without compensating
me.
I am all for schools, non-profits, and people printing, using, and abusing
my stuff all day long. However, if you are going to make a buck, I better
see 20 cents.
:)
they almost always say
>sure. I've asked on probably about 20 documents or so.
>
>When they *do* want something else, it has usually been public domain,
>with one or two exceptions who opted for BSD. I've had nobody yet just
>say a flat out no. Of course I haven't specifically gone after large
>documents, usually old documents because they are unmaintained and I
>want to assign a new maintainer.
>
>
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