On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > I was looking for the Network Administration Guide in Debian and > couldn't find it. I thought this would have been packaged > already. So I thought I'd better do it. If this were software, > it wouldn't be DFSG-compliant because of its section 2 below. > But it's documentation... Can it go in main? There's little > point in packaging it if it doesn't get in CDs. I Think the > other LDP books have a similar license).
*sigh* We *really need* some rules on this. IMHO, the restrictions below do not prevent us distributing on CD, and I believe that we already have docs in main with licenses as harsh as this. On the other hand, I do think the license below is unacceptably harsh, and Debian should have guidelines meaning that it is not allowed. I outline what bothers me below. (But, it is stil MO that we can distribute this in main under our current de facto rules.) > > 02. Any translation or derivative work of The Linux Net- > work Administrators' Guide must be approved by the au- > thor in writing before distribution. This is awful. > 04. Small portions may be reproduced as illustrations for > reviews or quotes in other works without this permis- > sion notice if proper citation is given. This is fair use, actually. I suppose there's no harm in making it explicit. *double sigh* Shall I restart the document freenes discussion on -policy? Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
