[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2012-02-07 Thread yecril71pl
Jean Weber wrote The existing user guides are licensed the same as the OOo guides they were derived from, and the templates include this licensing information on the Copyright page (GPL and CC-BY dual license). Note that GPL applied to documentation is void, so it may as well be removed.

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2012-02-07 Thread Sigrid Carrera
Hi, On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:37:50 -0800 (PST) yecril71pl giecr...@stegny.2a.pl wrote: Jean Weber wrote The existing user guides are licensed the same as the OOo guides they were derived from, and the templates include this licensing information on the Copyright page (GPL and CC-BY

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2012-02-07 Thread Tom Davies
wrote: From: Sigrid Carrera sigrid.carr...@googlemail.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 7 February, 2012, 18:33 Hi, On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:37:50 -0800 (PST) yecril71pl giecr...@stegny.2a.pl wrote

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2012-02-07 Thread Rogerio Luz Coelho
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 7 February, 2012, 18:33 Hi, On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:37:50 -0800 (PST) yecril71pl giecr...@stegny.2a.pl wrote: Jean Weber wrote The existing user guides

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-30 Thread toki
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 28/11/11 22:30, italovignoli wrote: - before deciding to use CC BY-NC-SA for all my licensed documents (mostly presentations). Most of the lawsuits involving CC Licenses have involved the meaning of the CC-BY-NC-SA license. Look at the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-30 Thread Tom Davies
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Wednesday, 30 November, 2011, 16:06 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 28/11/11 22:30, italovignoli wrote: - before deciding to use CC BY-NC-SA for all my licensed

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-30 Thread italovignoli
toki.kantoor wrote Look at the difference of opinion expressed by the Creative Commons Foundation, MIT, and the Dutch Collection Society on what that license means, grants, permits, and prohibits. I do not think that national collection companies represent a good example here, as they

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-28 Thread italovignoli
Jean Weber wrote On the documentation list, I proposed changing the license for NEW docs from the legacy licensing (carried over from the OOo user guides that were revised for LO) to a different license. [snip] I have gone though the entire thread, and I have both a couple of things to

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Tom
Hi :) I think Alex's objections have been cleared away by Dennis's clarifications so i suspect that Alex might well be willing to contribute under dual-licensing. As i understand it the objection was something to do with individuals having to sign an agreement with Apache but Dennis said that

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Do. Please ignore my lengthy previous email! Apols and regards from Tom :) --- On Sun, 27/11/11, Alex Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Alex Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents To: documentation

RE: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 18:20, Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds like it is best to stick with a Creative Commons license only for LO with the author(s) having the rights to reassign

RE: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
] Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 03:46 To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents Hi Jean, Am Sonntag, 27. November 2011, 09:33:06 schrieb Jean Weber: [ ... ] I'll reiterate my comment in another note that if someone (you

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Andreas Mantke
Message- From: Andreas Mantke [mailto:ma...@gmx.de] Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 03:46 To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents Hi Jean, Am Sonntag, 27. November 2011, 09:33:06 schrieb Jean Weber

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Andreas Mantke
Hi, Am Sonntag, 27. November 2011, 22:18:33 schrieb Dennis E. Hamilton: Reassignment is different than adding a license or providing the material under an additional/different license. Reassignment is about copyright. Let's not go there. that would something that would not work in some

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Jean Weber
is to be made.  In an Apache release, that will be looked for and honored. -Original Message- From: Andreas Mantke [mailto:ma...@gmx.de] Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 03:46 To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Jean Weber
@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 18:20, Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds like it is best to stick with a Creative Commons license only for LO with the author(s) having the rights to reassign to others

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Tom Davies
team that is the contributor? Regards from Tom :) --- On Sat, 26/11/11, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Saturday

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Tom Davies
-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Saturday, 26 November, 2011, 14:16 Le 25/11/11 20:01, Jean Weber a écrit : Hi Jean, The existing user guides are licensed the same as the OOo guides they were derived from, and the templates include

RE: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
licensing under ALv2 are not contributions to any Apache project.) - Dennis -Original Message- From: Alexander Thurgood [mailto:alex.thurg...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 06:17 To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing

RE: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
of any origin. Such cases have arisen. - Dennis -Original Message- From: Alexander Thurgood [mailto:alex.thurg...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 07:41 To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents Le 26/11/11

RE: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents Hi :) Ahh, i thought that when the team publishes a document the individuals CC by SA licence is then re-licensed under a new CC by SA licence as the original licence allows? Also, Hey that's not my glass!!! Mine was bigger

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Jean Weber
Given that I'm proposing a change to put new docs into the license preferred by LO, I don't see the point in taking up the Board's time. I think Tom covered this well in his note. But I see you have already contacted them... --Jean On Sunday, November 27, 2011, David Nelson

RE: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Thurgood [mailto:alex.thurg...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 14:35 To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents Le 26/11/2011 20:15, Dennis E. Hamilton a écrit : Hi Dennis, There is absolutely no requirement to file

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Alex Thurgood
Le 27/11/2011 03:25, Dennis E. Hamilton a écrit : Hi Dennis, Thank you for your comprehensive answer, it certainly clears up a few things for me, even though I'm sticking to my original position of not wishing to dual-license any new work I might produce within the framework of the