Yovko D. Lambrev wrote:
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>Subject: GNU FDLicense violation in Bulgarian version of LINUX - NAGuide
>Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 18:06:55 +0300
>From: Yovko Lambrev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Dear Cindy,
>
>I am referring to you as an International Rights Manager of O'Reilly &
>Associates, Inc.
>I recently bought the Bulgarian translation of Linux Network Administrator's
>Guide, Second Edition, published in Bulgaria by SoftPress Ltd. I love this
>book and I was happy to find that it was published under the GNU FDL, just
>like the original edition from O'Reilly. According to this license an online
>copy of the book has to be available. In the copyright note of the Bulgarian
>book the publisher claims it could be found at:
>http://www.soft-press.com/linux/index.html
>A scanned copy of the copyright note of the Bulgarian book (which is only in
>English and has no Bulgarian translation) is enclosed. Please, note that the
>full text of the license at the end of the book has not translation too!
>Unfortunately, as of now, the online copy is not available at the address
>stated above.
>I have written three letters to SoftPress ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) asking
>them to explain why the GNU FDL has been violated, but there has been no
>answer from them whatsoever.
>I have also posted an article (http://www.bgit.net/?id=10716) in bgIT.net
>(an online media, something like a Bulgarian SlashDot) which is the most read
>article at the moment but, as you can probably guess, it has had no impact
>at all. I have also informed Linux Users Group - Bulgaria
>(http://www.linux-bulgaria.org).
>So I would like to ask for your cooperation on the problem and, if possible,
>to influence somehow your Bulgarian partners from SoftPress Ltd. so they
>stick to the GNU FDL.
>In case it has no effect, do you think it would be appropriate to inform the
>Free Software Foundation about this?
>
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>Best regards,
>Yovko Lambrev
>http://web.orbitel.bg/yovko
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Hora, ne zabravqite, 4e osven 'index.html' ima i 'index.htm', a toi raboti!
--
Kliment Ognianov
Junior System Administrator & Developer
BulInfo Ltd.
http://www.bulinfo.net/
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