Follow-up Comment #3, task #10258 (project administration): Thank you Mario for reviewing my project so closely. Firstly, I have to apologize about using the phrase "open source". I did read your guidelines and am well aware of the whole "open source" vs "free software" debate, and I actually agree with the free software people. I just committed a typo on this one occasion.
About the GNU Free Documentation License, I was thinking that the GPL would be sufficient, because Reserving.Rnw is source code. As it says on http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html: ----------------------- Can I use the GPL for something other than software? You can apply the GPL to any kind of work, as long as it is clear what constitutes the “source code” for the work. The GPL defines this as the preferred form of the work for making changes in it. However, for manuals and textbooks, or more generally any sort of work that is meant to teach a subject, we recommend using the GFDL rather than the GPL. ------------------------ The file Reserving.Rnw contains a lot more source code than English text, so I thought it was necessary to GPL it to preserve the freedoms of the end user--without the GPL the distinction between the source code and final output would be lost. So although the intention is for actuaries to learn from this, the main intended mechanism is for them to learn R/GNU S by reading the source! The actual actuarial content is actually very minor, and already well known to many actuaries. I agree it does kind of skirt the line between program (GPL) and paper (GFDL) but it is more program than paper, and for certain the program aspect will be the more valuable contribution of the project. I'm sorry if I didn't explain this well to begin with and the original purpose of the project was not clear. Your comments were very perceptive---I hope this adequately addresses them. Let me know what you think! _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?10258> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/
