discuss: Re: New document: Linux and Android HOWTO
Subject:
Re: New document: Linux and Android HOWTO
From:
Rick Moen ####@####.####
Date:
19 Mar 2016 17:52:58 +0000
Message-Id: <20160319175404.GC22511@linuxmafia.com>
Quoting Martin A. Brown ####@####.####
> Guido Gonzato sent in an updated version of his HOWTO earlier this
> week. I checked it into the inprogress directory [0] [1].
>
> > * This document refers to an unversioned GFDL (by link [0]). The
> > current version at that link is GFDL-1.3. It is not in the list
> > of currently-accepted TLDP licenses [1]. Should it be?
>
> Are we OK with the GFDL-1.3? Rick?
I would say definitely yes.
This LWN.net article explains the (tiny) 1.2 -> 1.3 difference, which
is just a technical tweak that doesn't adversely affect LDP (or anyone
else):
https://lwn.net/Articles/305892/
GFDL 1.3's sole innovation is a clause added for tactical reasons to
help Wikipedia get out of a licence compatibility problem. No joke.
> http://wiki.tldp.org/LdpWikiDefaultLicence
>
> If so, then, I'd like to add GFDL-1.3 (and the CC-BY-SA-4.0) to our
> list on the page in the wiki.tldp.org:
>
> http://wiki.tldp.org/LdpWikiDefaultLicence
Good!
> For minimal confusion around license naming, I'm also going to
> suggest that we also adopt the short names used here. I have seen
> these short names increasingly in wide circulation.
>
> https://spdx.org/licenses/
Good, as well. You're right. I really ought to more consistently use
the SPDX conventions, too.
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Rick Moen
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