On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > I am stuck on a licensing issue with the OpenOffice.org website and I begin > to doubt if can do much with it other than rehost and correct obvious changes > in policy. > > Please look at http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/PDL.html > > (Whether the PDL is category A for Apache is a follow up, but there is no > point without resolving the following.) > > Specifically look at: > >> Required Notices. >> You must duplicate the notice in the Appendix in each file of the >> Documentation. If it is not possible to put such notice in a particular >> Documentation file due to its structure, then You must include such notice >> in a location (such as a relevant directory) where a reader would be likely >> to look for such a notice, for example, via a hyperlink in each file of the >> Documentation that takes the reader to a page that describes the origin and >> ownership of the Documentation. If You created one or more Modification(s) >> You may add your name as a Contributor to the notice described in the >> Appendix. >> You must also duplicate this License in any Documentation file (or with a >> hyperlink in each file of the Documentation) where You describe recipients' >> rights or ownership rights. >> > > and > >> Appendix >> Public Documentation License Notice >> The contents of this Documentation are subject to the Public Documentation >> License Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may only use this Documentation if >> you comply with the terms of this License. A copy of the License is >> available at __________________[Insert hyperlink]. >> The Original Documentation is _________________. The Initial Writer of the >> Original Documentation is ___________ Copyright (C)_________[Insert >> year(s)]. All Rights Reserved. (Initial Writer >> contact(s):________________[Insert hyperlink/alias]). >> Contributor(s): ______________________________________. >> Portions created by ______ are Copyright (C)_________[Insert year(s)]. All >> Rights Reserved. (Contributor contact(s):________________[Insert >> hyperlink/alias]). >> NOTE: The text of this Appendix may differ slightly from the text of the >> notices in the files of the Original Documentation. You should use the text >> of this Appendixrather than the text found in the Original Documentation for >> Your Modifications. >
Does it ever actually require that someone fill in the blanks in the Appendix? I see that it requires one to duplicate the notice in the appendix. And it permits (but does not require) initial writers and contributors to add their names to the Appendix. > I can find no answer to the question about who are the initial writers and > further contributors are for all most all web pages. There are some that have > meta tags, but that is not following the terms. > > Can anyone provide help here? Do most pages have an "INitial Writer" and > "Contributor" of Oracle Corporation? > > Would we need to see if the archives from prior to the kenai migration have > enough history to determine "Initial Writers" and "Contributors"? > > Where are these appendices? > > I don't see any point in working on the OOo website or transfers to MWiki or > CWiki without clarification. > > Regards, > Dave
