Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 10:44:44 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com> To: Simon J Mudd <sjmudd@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Documentation licenses - what choices do I have? Message-ID: <3C5FFDEC.9040905@pittgoth.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0202051119450.10258-100000@phoenix.ea4els.ampr.org>
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Simon J Mudd wrote: > Hello, > > This may be inappropriate for this list, but I am not sure where else to > ask and guess the people here at least know the options I have. > > I'm writing a document which initially I've setup a copyright/license > which is basically identical to what I've seen in various RFCs. This is a > document which I want to extend potentially to a wide audience. > > I've been criticised for the current copyright and am looking at the > alternatives: FDL being one and being if I'm not mistaken a GPL-style > license tailored for documentation. > > What type of license do FreeBSD users recommend for using with FreeBSD and > what other options might be appropriate? > > I'm don't want to start up a flame war, I simply don't know where to look > for a document-licensing-howto so that I can compare the different terms > and then decide which is right for me. > > Thanks for any pointers regarding this subject. > > Simon > Please point your browser over to: http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/ and take a look at the various information that has been put up there, its a great resource for anyone in your 'spot' I hope this helps, take care! -- Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes www.Pittgoth.com Gothic Liberation Front www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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