discuss: Manifesto: Proposed deletion of publishing info from 2008 Manifesto
Subject:
Re: Manifesto: Proposed deletion of publishing info from 2008
Manifesto
From:
"Martin A. Brown" ####@####.####
Date:
5 Feb 2016 17:39:12 +0000
Message-Id: <alpine.LSU.2.11.1602050937090.2025@znpeba.jbaqresebt.arg>
Hi David,
>Here's part 7. of the old manifesto. The newer manifesto has deleted it.
>I propose we delete it.
I support the proposal.
>Publishers should understand most all of this without having to be
>told. What LDP docs have been published recently? When the LDP got
>started the Internet was not widely used and publication was a good
>way for distribution.
Agreed.
>Perhaps it could be included by reference after updating it.
Could you dereference your first and second 'it' pronouns in the
above sentence? I don't quite grok what should be included by
reference in what....
>Two of my howto's were published in/as books and I was never
>notified nor sent a copy ins spite of the following in the
>Manifesto. But the defunct address to email is in Australia (au).
>What do you think?
Defunct address in Australia is mildly amusing.
>7. Publishing LDP Manuals
>
> If you're a publishing company interested in distributing any of the
> LDP manuals, read on.
>
> By the license requirements given previously, anyone is allowed to
> publish and distribute verbatim copies of the Linux Documentation
> Project manuals. You don't need our explicit permission for this.
> However, if you would like to distribute a translation or derivative
> work based on any of the LDP manuals, you may need to obtain permission
> from the author, in writing, before doing so, if the license requires
> that.
>
> You may, of course, sell the LDP manuals for profit. We encourage you
> to do so. Keep in mind, however, that because the LDP manuals are
> freely distributable, anyone may photocopy or distribute printed copies
> free of charge, if they wish to do so.
>
> We do not require to be paid royalties for any profit earned from
> selling LDP manuals. However, we would like to suggest that if you do
> sell LDP manuals for profit, that you either offer the author
> royalties, or donate a portion of your earnings to the author, the LDP
> as a whole, or to the Linux development community. You may also wish to
> send one or more free copies of the LDP manuals that you are
> distributing to the authors. Your show of support for the LDP and the
> Linux community will be very much appreciated.
>
> We would like to be informed of any plans to publish or distribute LDP
> manuals, just so we know how they're becoming available. If you are
> publishing or planning to publish any LDP manuals, please send mail to
> ####@####.#### It's nice to know who's doing what.
>
> We encourage Linux software distributors to distribute the LDP manuals
> (such as the Installation and Getting Started Guide) with their
> software. The LDP manuals are intended to be used as the "official"
> Linux documentation, and we are glad to see mail-order distributors
> bundling the LDP manuals with the software. As the LDP manuals mature,
> hopefully they will fulfill this goal more and more adequately.
>
> David Lawyer
>
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