discuss: Linux Documentation needs much work and ideas
Subject:
RE: Linux Documentation needs much work and ideas
From:
"Paul Hendricksen" ####@####.####
Date:
26 Dec 2012 20:19:16 +0000
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Is TLDP a structured non-profit or is it just a group?
Respectfully,
Paul Hendricksen
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Mol ####@####.####
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 1:02 PM
To: Paul Hendricksen
Cc: ####@####.####
Subject: Re: Linux Documentation needs much work and ideas
That would require copyright assignment. I don't believe TLDP does that.
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Paul Hendricksen ####@####.#### wrote:
> The submission, regardless of the license is the property of the TLDP
> and is subject to the hosts licenses. Right?
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Paul Hendricksen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lawyer ####@####.####
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 12:01 PM
> To: jdd
> Cc: ####@####.####
> Subject: Re: Linux Documentation needs much work and ideas
>
> On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 06:56:23PM +0100, jdd wrote:
>> our worst problem is the licence problem many document still have no
>> or unfriendly licence not allowing modification
>>
>> jdd
> At one time (many years ago) the LDP stated that any Doc submitted
> without a license was considered to be published under the free LDP
> license (aka "boilerplate license). Then LDP changed it's policy to
> require that any Doc submitted have a license. But a few docs. may
> have been accepted by mistake.
> The mistake is due both to the author not having a license and the LDP
> for accepting it.
>
> But LDP should adhere to the rules. It will not likely cause any
> serious problem to do so since the Docs. in question are likely
> obsolete and need rewriting. Copyright law can be enforced with
> criminal penalties although it doesn't happen often.
>
> David Lawyer
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