Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] License for documentation

2020-02-28 Thread Jody Garnett
In general osgeo recommends use of Creative Commons license for documentation, in order afford writers the same "remix" culture we enjoy in our open source projects. The alternative is of course the writing practice of "quoting" and "citation" but does does not provide the same ability to format

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] License for documentation

2020-02-28 Thread Mateusz Loskot
On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 18:34, Pierre Abbat wrote: > > On Friday, 28 February 2020 09:59:12 EST Mateusz Loskot wrote: > > Unusual, very. > > https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhyNotGPLForManuals Well, GPL, that explains why I had no idea of such an approach. Best regards, -- Mateusz

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] License for documentation

2020-02-28 Thread Pierre Abbat
On Friday, 28 February 2020 09:59:12 EST Mateusz Loskot wrote: > Unusual, very. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhyNotGPLForManuals -- lo ponse be lo mruli ku po'o cu ga'ezga roda lo ka dinko ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] License for documentation

2020-02-28 Thread Mateusz Loskot
On Fri, 28 Feb 2020, 15:36 Pierre Abbat, wrote: > On Friday, 28 February 2020 02:40:30 EST Mateusz Loskot wrote: > > Are you considering separate licences, one for source code > > and one for documentation? > > Yes. Unusual, very. ML ___ Discuss

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] License for documentation

2020-02-28 Thread Pierre Abbat
On Friday, 28 February 2020 02:40:30 EST Mateusz Loskot wrote: > Are you considering separate licences, one for source code > and one for documentation? Yes. All the source code files have a note at the top, except the icons, for which the note is in the QRC file. The documentation files don't

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] License for documentation

2020-02-27 Thread Mateusz Loskot
On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 03:04, Pierre Abbat wrote: > > PerfectTIN has two documentation files: two pages explaining how to use the > program, and four pages describing the file format (which I just changed, so I > have to edit the doc). There's no license note in the documentation. Which > license