Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Jean Weber
Oops, I sent this to a wrong address. Trying again. --Jean On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:00, Jean Weber wrote: > On the documentation list, I proposed changing the license for NEW > docs from the legacy licensing (carried over from the OOo user guides > that were revised for LO) to a different licen

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Jean Weber
On the documentation list, I proposed changing the license for NEW docs from the legacy licensing (carried over from the OOo user guides that were revised for LO) to a different license. The proposal has generated quite a bit of discussion. David Nelson suggested that we should involve the Board in

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-27 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, David Nelson wrote on 2011-11-26 18:13: Given that we're talking about such a fundamental thing as a change of license in new LibreOffice documentation, I still reckon it would be natural to involve the BoD in discussing the idea... indeed. ;-) Can you maybe post to board-discuss? Florian

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Jean Weber
On 27/11/2011, at 8:04, Dan Lewis wrote: > On Sun, 2011-11-27 at 06:37 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: >> Dennis, thank you for the extremely relevant discussions about copyright >> and licensing, including: >> >>> There is absolutely no requirement to file an iCLA with the Apache >> Software Foundatio

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sun, 2011-11-27 at 06:37 +1000, Jean Weber wrote: > Dennis, thank you for the extremely relevant discussions about copyright > and licensing, including: > > > There is absolutely no requirement to file an iCLA with the Apache > Software Foundation in order to use the Apache License v2.0... > >

[libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Jean Weber
Dennis, thank you for the extremely relevant discussions about copyright and licensing, including: > There is absolutely no requirement to file an iCLA with the Apache Software Foundation in order to use the Apache License v2.0... > > The license itself suggests all that is needed to apply it to y

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread David Nelson
Hi, Given that we're talking about such a fundamental thing as a change of license in new LibreOffice documentation, I still reckon it would be natural to involve the BoD in discussing the idea... http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Licensing-for-NEW-documents-tp3536793p3536793.html -- David N

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Tom Davies
e doing what we have already agreed on.  Just my 2cents Regards from Tom :) --- On Sat, 26/11/11, Jean Weber wrote: From: Jean Weber Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Date: Saturday, 26 November, 2011, 12:28 On Sat, Nov 26,

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread David Nelson
Hi Jean, On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Jean Weber wrote: > Efficiency > be damned. These days I'm only doing stuff I want to do, which > includes tossing out ideas as they occur to me. Perfectly understandable. :-D -- David Nelson -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Jean Weber
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 22:10, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Jean, > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Jean Weber wrote: >> Sure, go ahead. --Jean > > So did you actually make the changes to the template as such? Since > it's your idea to change the licensing, do you think it would be more > efficien

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread David Nelson
Hi Jean, On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Jean Weber wrote: > Sure, go ahead. --Jean So did you actually make the changes to the template as such? Since it's your idea to change the licensing, do you think it would be more efficient if *you* contacted the BoD? ;-) -- David Nelson -- Unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread Jean Weber
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 21:54, David Nelson wrote: > Hi Jean, > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Jean Weber wrote: >> The existing user guides are licensed the same as the OOo guides they were >> derived from, and the templates include this licensing information on the >> Copyright page (GPL

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-26 Thread David Nelson
Hi Jean, On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Jean Weber wrote: > The existing user guides are licensed the same as the OOo guides they were > derived from, and the templates include this licensing information on the > Copyright page (GPL and CC-BY dual license). > > NEW documents, however, could b

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-25 Thread Jay Lozier
On 11/25/2011 02:01 PM, Jean Weber wrote: The existing user guides are licensed the same as the OOo guides they were derived from, and the templates include this licensing information on the Copyright page (GPL and CC-BY dual license). NEW documents, however, could be licensed differently. I p

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-25 Thread Dan Lewis
ful to our Apaches buddies. The change would > allow people to modify and redistribute wouldn't it? > Regards from > Tom :) > > --- On Fri, 25/11/11, Jean Weber wrote: > > From: Jean Weber > Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents > To:

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-25 Thread Tom Davies
;t it? Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 25/11/11, Jean Weber wrote: From: Jean Weber Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents To: "documentation@global.libreoffice.org" Date: Friday, 25 November, 2011, 19:01 The existing user guides are licensed the same as the OOo g

[libreoffice-documentation] Licensing for NEW documents

2011-11-25 Thread Jean Weber
The existing user guides are licensed the same as the OOo guides they were derived from, and the templates include this licensing information on the Copyright page (GPL and CC-BY dual license). NEW documents, however, could be licensed differently. I propose that new docs be dual licensed CC-BY