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Re: [oswg-dis] Re: reader comments & reviews
On Jan 31, 1:40pm, Deb Richardson wrote:
> Subject: Re: [oswg-dis] Re: reader comments & reviews
> Greg Ferguson wrote:
>
> I don't really see why it should be a problem if you are interested in
> mirroring non-Linux content. Also, perhaps my understanding of the LDP
> licensing policy is in error. I was under the impression that docs were
> to be released under the "Linux Documentation Project License"
> (http://www.linuxdoc.org/COPYRIGHT.html) or the "LDP Boilerplate
> License". Is there anywhere where the LDP licensing policy is discussed
> on the LDP website? Thanks.
www.linuxdoc.org/manifesto.html discusses licensing. David S. Lawyer
has revamped the manifesto and is handling a lot of the licensing
issues. Here is a relevant chunk from that document:
...
You can come up with your own license terms that satisfy these
conditions, or you can use a previously prepared license. The
LDP has a boilerplate license that you can use if you wish. Some
people like to use the GPL, while others write their own. There
is a project underway to create a special GPL license just for
documents and this may turn out to be a good choice.
...
In other words, docs on the LDP do not *have* to use the LDP
boilerplate license. We've got a few on there right now that
follow/have different licensing models in place.
best regards,
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Greg Ferguson - s/w engr / mtlhd | [email protected]
SGI Tech Pubs - http://techpubs.sgi.com | 410-785-2334
Linux Doc Project - http://www.linuxdoc.org |
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