How about the book itself is FDL but the source snippets inside are the one that author of the source defines?
On 10/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GPL is Restrictive. > > I support BSD license. > > I will release current code snippets too but i would allow people to > use for both opensource and commercial in compiled or source format. > > If original starter agree to release under BSD license? > > > > On 10/17/08, BBi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> It seems strange to me to release code snippets under a GPL licence, >> when these snippets are extracted from the google forum. These >> contents are public domain, or copyright Google, or copyright from >> their respective authors. They are not the property of the people that >> make the compilation. Perhaps, the compilation itself could be >> licensed with Creative commons, but not the code. >> >> Massimo decided to license the web2py framework under GPL. But he was >> wise enough to license le T2 plugin under the BSD license. >> >> It seems to me harmful to web2py to license examples of use under GPL: >> that means that no commercial application could include the code of >> that snippets that are supposed good practice. >> So I suggest one of these licenses for examples of use of web2py : >> BSD, MIT, Artistic. However, i think that examples of few linines >> published in the google forum are de facto public domain. >> >> What do you think Massimo ? >> >> Regards, >> Bruno >> >> >> >> >> On 17 oct, 03:31, Pystar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I am compiling a collection of web2py code snippets from this group >>> and from other sources into an open source web2py cookbook. It will be >>> released under a GPL license and will be available for download for >>> free. Any thoughts on this? I have already started work and my email >>> add is aitoehigie[AT] gmail.com if you wish to send my any code >>> snippets or suggestions. >>> Thanks guys. >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
