Re: Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-10-17 Thread Brandon Sharitt
On 9/13/06, Alfred M. Szmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I plan to use Wikipedia articles for some of the basic background, thus it will be covered by the FDL, and not one of the easier to understand Creative Commons licenses. The GNU FDL is not part of the Creative Commons licenses, many

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-10-17 Thread Wei Mingzhi
2006/9/13, Brandon Sharitt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: One of the things that is confusing me is the talk about the front and back cover text. What exactly are they, and what do they mean? If you print the documents in quantity, you'll need to print them in the cover. And if you redistribute the

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-14 Thread David Kastrup
Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You're talking bullshit, GNUtian Tobin. In the GPL context, B's right to give a (lawfully made) copy to C is not an exclusive right of A and hence it can not be licensed. It's statutory right. 17 USC 109, idiot. A copy can be lawfully made if it

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-14 Thread Alexander Terekhov
David Kastrup wrote: Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You're talking bullshit, GNUtian Tobin. In the GPL context, B's right to give a (lawfully made) copy to C is not an exclusive right of A and hence it can not be licensed. It's statutory right. 17 USC 109, idiot. A copy

Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-13 Thread me
Okay, all these GNU licenses are a bit confusing as far as I'm concerned. I think I've got a decent under standing of the GPL and LGPL since I've used them, but my latest project will use the FDL. The project is a book on ancient history, of which the specifics of aren't important for this

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-13 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
I plan to use Wikipedia articles for some of the basic background, thus it will be covered by the FDL, and not one of the easier to understand Creative Commons licenses. The GNU FDL is not part of the Creative Commons licenses, many of the CC licenses are infact problematic since they

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-13 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
One of the things that is confusing me is the talk about the front and back cover text. What exactly are they, and what do they mean? The cover on the front, and the cover on the back. Like art work. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-13 Thread David Kastrup
Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: [...] license that disallows charging a fee for copying is not free in any sense of the word. How come that the GNU GPL, which prohibits charging a fee *for copying* (see no charge), is considered free by GNUtians? Oh,

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-13 Thread David Kastrup
Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: David Kastrup wrote: [...] In mine, the GPL reads: (clause 1) You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee. That's not about

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-13 Thread Richard Tobin
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The no charge clause is for _licensing_, And licensing to do what? To distribute further copies of your copy, not to receive a copy in the first place. You don't need a licence to receive and use a copy. A can charge

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-13 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Go to doctor, GNUtian Tobin. regards, alexander. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Question reguarding GNU FDL license

2006-09-13 Thread Richard Tobin
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [junk] Go away, we're talking about you, not to you. -- Richard ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org