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Boilerplate-license



Here's the boilerplate license again:  I didn't get any more feedback
on how to treat derivative works so I'm guessing that the
consensus is to require the derived work to have the same license (or
GPL).  Although I don't completely agree, I've changed it.  Alessandro
Rubini suggested removal of "We would like to avoid unnecessary forks
in documentation." and I did it (although I'm neutral on it).  Any
more comments?  Note this is not our official license but just one
that most of us think is OK for a very short license.

			David Lawyer

BOILERPLATE LICENSE

Here is a sample copyright notice and``boilerplate'' license you may 
want to use for your work:

Copyright (c) 2000 by John Doe (change to your name)

Please freely copy and distribute (sell or give away) this document
in any format.  Forward any corrections and comments to the document
maintainer.  You may create a derivative work and distribute it
provided that you:

1. Send your derivative work (in the most suitable format such as
  sgml) to the LDP (or the like) for posting on the Internet.  If not
  the LDP, then let the LDP know where it is available.  Send a copy
  to the previous maintainer's url as shown in the latest version.  
2. License the derivative work with this same license or use
  GPL.  Include a copyright notice and at least a pointer to the 
  license used.
3. Give due credit to previous authors and major contributors.

If you're considering making a derived work other than a
translation, it's requested that you discuss your plans with the
current maintainer. 


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