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<li><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:bf347@lafn.org">bf347@lafn.org</A> (David Lawyer)</li>
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<li><em>Date</em>: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 23:00:03 -0700</li>
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Here's my copy of v2.0. But as far as I know no one references this
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version in any HOWTO (since the links in them are to COPYRIGHT.html
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and not to LICENSE.html). Someone did use v2.0 for a non-LDP document but
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didn't provide a copy in the doc. Why was this removed from our site?
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A Lot of HOWTOs link to it (actually to earlier versions of it). But
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since the links are /LDP/COPYRIGHT.html with no version number in the
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link, its impossible to tell exactly what version the author accepted
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when he wrote his HOWTO. I personally thought that earlier versions were
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better but I have no copy of them. I couldn't find them on the Web.
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They are likely in the archives. So I'm presenting this for info
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purposes only and think it might be better to restore with an earlier
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version. A problem I have with this license is the ambiguity of
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interpreting the meaning of the word "restrictive" which I don't think
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earlier versions had.
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David Lawyer
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LINUX DOCUMENTATION PROJECT LICENSE (LDPL)
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v2.0, 12 January 1998
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I. COPYRIGHT
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The copyright to each Linux Documentation Project (LDP) document is
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owned by its author or authors.
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II. LICENSE
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The following license terms apply to all LDP documents, unless otherwise
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stated in the document. The LDP documents may be reproduced and
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distributed in whole or in part, in any medium physical or electronic,
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provided that this license notice is displayed in the reproduction.
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Commercial redistribution is permitted and encouraged. Thirty days
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advance notice via email to the author(s) of redistribution is appreciated,
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to give the authors time to provide updated documents.
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II.A REQUIREMENTS OF MODIFIED WORKS
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All modified documents, including translations, anthologies, and partial
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documents, must meet the following requirements:
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1) The modified version must be labeled as such.
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2) The person making the modifications must be identified.
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3) Acknowledgement of the original author must be retained.
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4) The location of the original unmodified document be identified.
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5) The original author's (or authors') name(s) may not be used to
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assert or imply endorsement of the resulting document without
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the original author's (or authors') permission.
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In addition it is requested that:
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1) The modifications (including deletions) be noted.
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2) The author be notified by email of the modification in
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advance of redistribution, if an email address is provided
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in the document.
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As a special exception, anthologies of LDP documents may include a
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single copy of these license terms in a conspicuous location within the
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anthology and replace other copies of this license with a reference
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to the single copy of the license without the document being considered
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"modified" for the purposes of this section.
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Mere aggregation of LDP documents with other documents or programs on
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the same media shall not cause this license to apply to those other works.
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All translations, derivative documents, or modified documents that
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incorporate any LDP document may not have more restrictive license terms
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than these, except that you may require distributors to make the resulting
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document available in source format.
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LDP documents are available in source format via the LDP home page at
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<<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/</A>>.
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LDP Policy Appendices
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Appendix A. TO USE THE LDP LICENSE
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LDP authors who want to use the LDP License should put the following
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statement in their document:
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Copyright (c) <year> by <your name>. This document may be
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distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set
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forth in the LDP License at <<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/LICENSE.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/LICENSE.html</A>>.
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Authors may include a copy of the license in their documents, as well.
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If they do so, they have the option of ommitting the appendices.
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Appendix B. TO USE THE LDP LICENSE, BUT PREVENT MODIFICATION
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LDP authors who want to prevent modification to their document should put
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the following statement in their document:
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Copyright (c) <year> by <your name>. This document may be
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distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set
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forth in the LDP License at <<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/LICENSE.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/LICENSE.html</A>>,
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except that this document must not be distributed in modified
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form without the author's consent.
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Appendix C. TO USE YOUR OWN LICENSE
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LDP authors who want to include their own license on LDP works may do so,
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as long as their terms are not more restrictive than the LDP license,
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except that they may require that the document may not be modified.
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If you have questions about the LDP License, please contact Greg Hankins
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at <gregh@sunsite.unc.edu> via email.
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<ul><li><em>From:</em> "Greg Ferguson" <gferg@hoop.timonium.sgi.com></li></ul></li>
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<li><strong><a name="00369" href="msg00369.html">RE: LDP License (full text)</a></strong>
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<ul><li><em>From:</em> "Richard Ames" <richard@linsup.com></li></ul></li>
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<li><strong><a name="00408" href="msg00408.html">Re: LDP License (full text)</a></strong>
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