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<book id="index">
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<bookinfo>
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<title>LDP Author Guide</title>
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<pubdate>2004-01-06</pubdate>
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<pubdate>2004-01-27</pubdate>
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<author>
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<firstname>Mark</firstname>
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<othername>F.</othername>
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</abstract>
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<revhistory>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>4.1</revnumber>
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<date>2004-01-27</date>
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<authorinitials>ejh</authorinitials>
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<revremark>Moved the license requirements up a section level.</revremark>
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</revision>
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<revnumber>4.0.11</revnumber>
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<date>2004-01-04</date>
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elements into place (a floating date until the final version is
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ready).</revremark>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>3.15</revnumber>
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<date>2002-12-16</date>
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<authorinitials>gjf</authorinitials>
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</variablelist>
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</section>
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<section id="document-components">
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<title>Document Components</title>
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<para>
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In addition to the main text of your document, there are a few
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additional sections you will need to add to your document before it
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can be distributed.
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</para>
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<section id="doc-copyright">
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<title>Copyright and Licensing issues</title>
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<section id="doc-licensing">
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<title>Licensing and Copyright</title>
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<para> In order for a document to be accepted by the LDP,
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it must be licensed and conform to the <quote>LICENSE
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REQUIREMENTS</quote>
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section of the LDP Manifesto located at <ulink
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REQUIREMENTS</quote> section of the LDP Manifesto located at <ulink
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url="http://www.tldp.org/manifesto.html">http://www.tldp.org/manifesto.html</ulink>.
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As an author, you may retain the copyright and add other
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restrictions (for example: require approval for any translations or
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derivative works). </para>
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</para>
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<note><title>Get a copy of the license</title><para> We recommend using the <ulink
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<para> We recommend using the <ulink
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url="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation
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License (GFDL)</ulink>. If
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you choose, you can get DocBook markups of both the GNU GPL
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License (GFDL)</ulink>, one of the <ulink
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url="http://www.creativecommons.org/license">Creative Commons
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Licenses</ulink>, or the LDP license (currently under review). The
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full text of the license must be included in your document, including
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the title and version of the license you are using. The LDP will not
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accept new documents that do not meet licensing requirements.</para>
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<para>You can get DocBook markups of both the GNU GPL
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and the GNU FDL from <ulink url="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gdp/licenses.html">
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the GNOME Documentation Project</ulink>. You can then merely
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include the license in its entirety in your document. A
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DocBook-formatted copy of the license is available in
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<xref linkend="templates"/>.
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</para></note>
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<para>If you choose to use a boilerplate copyright, simply copy it
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into your source code under a section called <quote>Copyright
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and Licenses</quote> or similar. Also include a copyright
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statement of your own (since you still own it). If you are a new
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maintainer of an already-existing HOWTO, you must include the
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previous copyright statements of the previous author(s) and the
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dates they maintained that document. </para>
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</para>
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<para>
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For more information about open source documentation and
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licensing, please check <xref linkend="ref-licenses" />.
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</para>
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<tip><title>Share and enjoy</title><para>
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If your HOWTO includes bits of source code that you want others to use,
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you may choose to release the source code under GPL.</para></tip>
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<para>
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For a more complete list of licenses, please check out the
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resources section: <xref linkend="ref-licenses" />.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="doc-copyright">
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<title>Copyright</title>
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<para>As an author, you may retain the copyright and add other
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restrictions (for example: require approval for any translations or
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derivative works). If you are a new
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maintainer of an already-existing HOWTO, you must include the
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previous copyright statements of the previous author(s) and the
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dates they maintained that document. </para>
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</section>
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<section id="doc-disclaimer">
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<title>Disclaimer</title>
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<para>If you would like to include a disclaimer, you may choose
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to use the following:</para>
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<blockquote>
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&disclaimer;
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</blockquote>
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</section>
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<section id="doc-sourcecode">
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<title>Licensing source code</title>
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<para>If your HOWTO includes bits of source code that you want others to use,
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you may choose to release the source code under GPL.</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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<section id="crediting-ack">
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<title>Acknowledgments</title>
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<note><title>Acknowledgments translated in DocBook</title><para>For more information on how to add these credits using DocBook
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please read <xref linkend="metadata-markup" />
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</para></note>
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</section>
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</section>
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<section id="ag-review">
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