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Subject: Re: Documentation Licensing
From: Emma Jane Hogbin ####@####.####
Date: 11 Apr 2004 15:55:30 -0000
Message-Id: <20040411155359.GA1930@smeagol>

On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 08:24:25AM -0700, Thomas Zimmerman wrote:
> I think the list does need to be made, as there are documents that are 
> "lost" because of the license and vanishing authors. 

Agreed. Would you like to make this list?

> bit-rot just like web links. How ... biological.) Taking a look at the 
> LDP manifesto, the suggestion that "documents be modifiable" should be 
> much stronger--documentation that can't be worked with quickly becomes 
> worth much less. (the License Requirements section is out of date, the 
> GFDL is out, and _not_ recommended because of it's GPL 
> incompatibility.) 

Incorrect. The GFDL is still accepted for new documents with the LDP.

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Emma Jane Hogbin
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