Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 30.04.05 19:45:08: > Most likely, you can't because Wikipedia is GFDL, last I heard. > No. You'll have to check /usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/copyright to see what > license they're under. Probably the same as the rest of the package. > This is just a list of facts, and as such is not copyrightable. Its in > the public domain. > No. Once again, that's probably under /usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/copyright, > but I don't think anyone's really wondered this before. That's a good > question, though. > You probably can't mix GPL and GFDL materials (The GPL and GFDL both > demand you distribute under their own terms only, and you obviously > can't do both, since the terms are different). > You'd need to get permission from the copyright holders, get the FSF to > fix the GFDL so its GPL-compatible (or vice versa, but I shudder at that > thought!), or have Congress repeal large sections of Title 17 [or your > country's legislative body do similar things to your laws]. > > Sorry for the bad news :-(
Thanks for the clear explanations. And never mind: I think I just found a way: I am going to make two documents, one with the Debian contents and one with the wikipedia contents. And the two will be loosely linked together (by hyperlinks). Regards Gueven Bay __________________________________________________________ Mit WEB.DE FreePhone mit hoechster Qualitaet ab 0 Ct./Min. weltweit telefonieren! http://freephone.web.de/?mc=021201 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
