On 2011-04-28 16:27, Walter Landry wrote:
Walter Landry<[email protected]> wrote:
Option 2
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... you may:
2. copy and modify reasonable portions of this document for
inclusion in software ...
3. include reasonable portions of this document in research
materials and publications.
I would say that this option fails the DFSG because it only allows
copying and modification of "reasonable" amounts. It would also be
incompatible with the GPL, so I do not understand why Eben Moglen
would say that it is compatible.
Good point.
Option 3
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Copyright © 2011 W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio).
W3C liability and trademark rules apply.
As a whole, this document may be used according to the terms of the
W3C Document License. In addition:
* To facilitate implementation of the technical specifications set
forth in this document, anyone may prepare and distribute
derivative works and portions of this document in software, in
supporting materials accompanying software, and in documentation
of software, PROVIDED that all such works include the notice
below.
* Furthermore, all code, pseudo-code, schema, data tables,
cascading style sheets, and interface definition language is
licensed under the W3C Software License, LGPL 2.1, and MPL 1.1.
So what if I want to make derivative works that do not facilitate
implementation of the specifications? What if Neal Stephenson writes
a GPL-licensed book that includes the standard but modified by an evil
megacorp for nefarious purposes? If that is allowed, then I have no
problem with this license.
That would be covered by use cases 1 and 10, listed at the bottom of the
page [1].
1. Publishing the full or parts of a specification in a book to be
sold.
10. Taking WG deliverables in whole or part and repurposing content
into a book that is given gratis or sold on paper or as a digital
file.
The table in the section "How Licenses Meet HTML Working Group Use
Cases" states for those two use cases, in relation to Option 3:
"Full: Yes. Portions: Yes, in supporting materials accompanying
software, and in documentation of software."
I believe this is because the W3C Document licence by itself explicitly
allows redistribution without modification and Option 3 gives an
exception that allows for portions only under certain conditions
relating to software.
So, although I am not a lawyer, if my understanding is correct, then I'd
say that your hypothetical GPL'd book scenario would probably not be
permitted.
Also, I noticed on the page you referenced the summary
Summary
With this as background, the three licenses can be summarized as follows:
* Option 1 Broad reuse in software and software documentation to
implement the specification, with an explicit field of use
restriction.
* Option 2 Reuse of reasonable portions in software and software
documentation to implement the specification consistent with
good engineering practices, with no field of use restriction
thereafter.
* Option 3 Broad reuse in software and software documentation to
implement the specification, with an implicit field of use
restriction.
If they believe that, then Option 3 is incompatible with the DFSG and
the GPL.
Thanks.
[1] http://www.w3.org/2011/03/html-license-options.html#usecases
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