discuss: User Authentication Howto - license issue?
Subject:
Re: User Authentication Howto - license issue?
From:
Floris Lambrechts ####@####.####
Date:
6 Apr 2004 09:21:19 -0000
Message-Id: <4072768A.4040409@softhome.net>
Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Floris Lambrechts ####@####.####
>
>
>>I think it's a pretty clear license term...
>>By fixing his document and uploading it, I have made a 'derived work'.
>>And the author did not approve that in writing before distribution.
>>
>>Since I'm now officially a copyright violator anyway, I decided I might
>>as well do it well... I committed a new revision of the
>>User-Authentication-HOWTO to CVS, with fixed broken and outdated
>>external links. (Therefore a CC of this mail to ####@####.####
> First and foremost, thank you very much for your excellent work!
>
> Second, sad to say (but not speaking for TLDP or anyone but myself),
> the copyright issue strikes me as a serious problem
> (...)
> (example of legal issues)
> With a non-software work, the risk of further derivatives raising the
> economic stakes in the above fashion are (it seems to me) much lower,
> but staying "clean" of copyright violation claims has obvious
> advantages.
I see your point, and I agree that tldp can *not* allow
licenses/copyrights to be violated in any way, ever.
I now have written permission to update Peter Hernberg's HOWTO so as
long as I'll maintain this document, there is no problem (however, I
guess people who submit patches will have to transfer their copyright to
me to remain completely legal - but I'm not sure).
To avoid any further problems I will contact the author to see if he's
willing to release his work under the FDL.
>>Hopefully somebody sees another solution?
> Could you write a paraphrase of Hernberg's work, and fork that?
Luckily, this is no longer needed :)
regards
Floris
