discuss: Documentation licensing
Subject:
Re: Documentation Licensing
From:
Rahul ####@####.####
Date:
12 Apr 2004 21:19:39 -0000
Message-Id: <20040412211934.79998.qmail@web8006.mail.in.yahoo.com>
--- Terrence Enger ####@####.#### wrote: >
At 13:15 2004-04-12 -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> > [Reverse bastard copyleft clause.]
> >
> > Debian's (unofficial) DFSG FAQ lists sundry
> licence terms that, if
> > applied to an otherwise DFSG-free work, renders it
> non-free. You might
> > be referring to that.
>
> Yes, my concern was with Debian policy rather than
> with law.
>
> Looking again, I see that The Debian Free Software
> Guidelines (DFSG)
> <http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines>,
> point 4
> "Integrity of The Author's Source Code", includes
> the
> sentence, "The license may require derived works to
> carry a
> different name or version number from the original
> software." This is at least in the direction that I
> would
> like to see, even if it does not apply to the
> author's name.
>
> Of course, never having written anything which would
> be of
> general interest, I am just picking at a theoretical
> nuisance anyway.
>
> Terry.
>
You might find better answers in the debian lists. If
there are problems a discussion is likely to find
solutions
regards
Rahul
________________________________________________________________________
Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony/
