discuss: KWiki
Subject:
Re: KWiki
From:
David Lawyer ####@####.####
Date:
22 Sep 2003 03:31:56 -0000
Message-Id: <20030922032337.GC1030@lafn.org>
> On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 18:02, Chris Karakas wrote:
> > - Wikis either have a copyright by a list of owners, or no copyright at all.
> > - A TLDP HOWTO is under the FDL.
> > - If a Wiki uses a TLDP HOWTO then...
>
On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 11:24:54AM -0700, Tabatha Marshall wrote:
> I just wanted to mention that not all TLDP HOWTOs use the GFDL, but it
> sounds like this is, so far, the license you're interested in.
>
> > - ...if the Wiki can track the contributors, then we have a complete
> > list of copyright owners, the Wiki is a derivative work of the HOWTO
> > original, thus the contributors have to set their contributions
> > under the FDL too.
> >
[snip]
>
> If the document was GFDL and included a section listing ALL the
> contributors, I'd think that would suffice. Maybe you could make a
> section specifically for that and ask that all the contributors add
> their name and contribution to the list. This way the document goes
> into the public domain retaining the copyrights of all the
> contributors.
Why does it go into the public domain? It just stays under GFDL with a
long list of copyright owners. This should work, but each contributor
needs to know that by contributing, they are adding their names to the
list of copyright owners.
[snip]
David Lawyer
