discuss: Documentation licensing
Subject:
Re: Documentation Licensing
From:
"Ferg / LDP" ####@####.####
Date:
7 Apr 2004 13:25:15 -0000
Message-Id: <20040407132514.0209736B65@mail01.powweb.com>
Quoting Rick Moen ####@####.####
> ...
>> I think we can allow GNU FDL documents but recommend
>> the creative commons license for new documents and NOT
>> allow variations or any other license
>
> Personal opinion: Introduce GFDL 1.2-covered works today -- especially
> any with invariant sections, and TLDP will regret it tomorrow.
We recommend that authors use the following (notice the clear
stament of "No Invariant Sections"...and other texts):
<para>
This document, <emphasis>Sample XML HOWTO</emphasis>,
is copyrighted (c) 2002 by <emphasis>author_name</emphasis>.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation
License, Version 1.1 or any later version published
by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections,
with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.
A copy of the license is available at
<ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</ulink>.
</para>
--
Greg Ferguson / LDP volunteer
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