a "Transparent" format, that is, a format which can be read by any
number of publicly available copy-lefted tools, rather than forcing
us to use a proprietary tool - and also, it wants us to use an "open"
format, which isn't controlled by corporate interests.
> Usual formats are: sgml/xml (DocBook), html, pdf, postscript,
> plain text, DVI, and LaTeX.
According to the definitions given:
Transparent: SGML/XML, HTML, Text, and LaTeX
Opaque: PDF, Postscript
DVI is not mentioned; I presume that DocBook is a free software
package?
I'm not sure why PDF and Postscript would be considered Opaque;
perhaps because the PDF specification isn't open (?) and because
there is no GNU-compatibly licensed Postscript interpreters available
- Ghostscript uses the Alladin license, which is not GNU-compatible,
though I believe it IS considered to satisify the requirements to be
a valid OSI Open Source License.
> Also, would you like me to create an DocBook XML version?
I suppose. What does it take? The original is RTF format.
Another thing - from the sound of it, to be properly licensed under
the FDL, it must be included in the documentation, with an
appropriate copyright line. I haven't seen this elsewhere, and I
don't know how that would affect the documentation collection at the
LEAF project. Would every doc have to include the GFDL? Can we
include the FDL as a LEAF document? Or is a link enough?
Maybe these are good questions for the License Forum?
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David Douthitt
UNIX Systems Administrator
HP-UX, Linux, Unixware
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