I've heard people complaining about the GFDL, what is the controversy over it?
--- Yann Chachkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Le Samedi 21 Janvier 2006 11:53, Miguel Ghobangieno > a écrit : > > BSD or... the GPL. > > You don't need an artistic license. > > > Both BSD and GPL are based on the definition of > "source" and "binary" forms of > the product. Those definition are unsuitable for > work like visual art, > because defining what the "source" and the "binary" > forms of a picture are is > just about impossible and questionable. That's the > reason why the FSF > invented the GFDL for written documentation instead > of using the GPL, for > example: the application of the GPL to such works > was simply too difficult. > > Besides that, the BSD licence is not compatible with > the GPL and I don't agree > with its terms, so that would have been a no-no even > if it was applicable to > a picture. > > One may of course nit-pick about complex ways of > defining the "source" and the > "binaries" of a visual artwork - but relying on > obscure interpretations of a > license to protect your work is definitely a bad > strategy. > -- > Yann Chachkoff > ----------------------- > Garden Dwarf's Best Friend > ----------------------- > GPG Key : > http://keyserver.veridis.com:11371/export?id=9080288987474372064 > Fingerprint: 6616 2E02 BAD2 4AEF C90A F1EB 7E03 > AAB9 844D 25E0 > > _______________________________________________ > crossfire mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ crossfire mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
