> Hi Ale > > > > > > it's about setting some clear rules and sticking to it. > > our rules have not changed. > > > > > > > p.s.: in the specific case, being a teacher i can assume that i can use > > the documentation provided by a free linux distribution for every > > meaningful use, provided i mention where i took the resources and use > > the least liberal of the (compatible among each other!) licenses. > > what can i do if one resources forbids creating an epub, the other pdfs > > and the third one distributing printed copies? > > You need to do that anyway. One distro does not guarantee all licenses are > the same. Each free > license has different terms. > > For your teaching purposes, you can use the Scribus docs, no problem, as > long as you aren't making a > printed book from the docs for reasons other than for teaching and selling > it with the aim of making > profit without feeding any of the money back to the authors/Scribus. Using > it for teaching Scribus > is fine. > > Craig
And, I might add, it's not only about money. Contributing back to the project can also result in a permission to let others earn money from a printed version of the docs. This needs to be decided on a case-by-case basis. Christoph
