Hi Nicu, > correcting a translation, i wonder about the following:
You'll find that the PDL is a surprisingly restrictive and burdensome license. :-( The only reason why we have been using it is because it was the only license OOo would allow for documentation. To pick anything else would mean that the files could not go to the OOo website. However... there has been a recent development which I'd like you to keep in mind. The Community Council just approved the use of the Creative Commons Attribution license for non-editable material (like PDF files): http://council.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=discuss&msgNo=564 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Keep this in mind as we explore this issue. > each chapter of the User Guide contain this "standard" disclaimer: > > "The contents of this Documentation are subject to the Public > Documentation License, Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may only use > this Documentation if you comply with the terms of this License." > > in my understanding, PDL, as well as GPL does *not* impose any > restriction on the usage (1), only on distribution, IANAL, but I'm pretty sure the PDL *requires* that language. Look here: http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/PDL.html Go to section 3.5, "required notices". It says you must duplicate the Appendix on each file. Then go to the appendix and you'll see exactly the language from the files. :-( Another concern that I *just* realized: Strictly speaking, I'm not sure translations are allowed. Because if you translate, then it's no longer "a copy of ...". There are other problems with the PDL. Essentially, that complying with all the terms is a significant burden, and it creates a "walled garden". Almost no one uses the PDL. Everyone picks either the FDL or a CC license. Changing license is not a decision we should take lightly, though. But there are very strong reasons why we might want to. Furthermore, *if* we are going to change license, the time to do it is *now*, before the 2.0 release. Do you think we should start a discussion about the idea of changing licenses to the Creative Commons Attribution ? Cheers, -- Daniel Carrera | I don't want it perfect, Join OOoAuthors today! | I want it Tuesday. http://oooauthors.org |
