Here I found an addendum, like i was meaning: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Reliance-HOWTO/sect_10.html
Probably ras0ir can help us out here, since he is studying law? R, Markus ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: 25.02.2010 12:13:51 Subject: Re: [ArchServer-General] [ ArchServer-General ] Documentation License > You sure, if the wiki is FDL and we use parts of it in the Documentation, > it can be PDL? Then we could also keep the PDL for our wiki, since we are > "copying some" parts of another FDL documentation. > > Otherwise, couldn't we amend the given FDL with something like a liability > disclaimer? > > R, > > Markus > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: 25.02.2010 07:35:34 > Subject: [ArchServer-General] Documentation License > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'd like to raise a question about licensing for the documentation -- At the > > moment it's under PDL [1], but to be compatible with the license of the Arch > > Linux Wiki, we need to use the FDL [2]. > > > > Personally I would prefer to keep the PDL over the FDL -- from what I can > > tell it is less onerous and more free for the end-user; for example see > > section 3 of the FDL. Also, the FDL does not include any warranty or > > liability disclaimer notices which I think it important for covering our > > butts when we're talking about official documentation for systems that could > > (eventually) be used in some critical environments. We need to ensure the > > project as a whole as well as the individuals within it are protected as > > best as possible. > > > > I'd like to see our official documentation under PDL, and the wiki can be > > under either FDL the same as the Arch Linux wiki, or PDL also. > > > > Thoughts from others? > > > > [1] http://docs.archserver.org/index.php?page=license > > [2] http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ArchServer Project General Mail List > Post messages to: [email protected] > Administer your subscription: http://lists.archserver.org/listinfo/general > _______________________________________________ ArchServer Project General Mail List Post messages to: [email protected] Administer your subscription: http://lists.archserver.org/listinfo/general
