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<li><em>To</em>: Randy Kramer <<A HREF="mailto:rhkramer@fast.net">rhkramer@fast.net</A>></li>
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<li><em>Subject</em>: Re: New HOWTO</li>
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<li><em>From</em>: David Merrill <<A HREF="mailto:dcmerrill@mindspring.com">dcmerrill@mindspring.com</A>></li>
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Randy Kramer wrote:
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> I'm just thinking (or not thinking ;-) ) out loud -- if an author cannot
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> IANAL, but this would seem to demonstrate a good faith effort to find
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Unfortunately, good faith efforts have nothing whatsoever to do with
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The only real answer is a free license. That's what we should be trying
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to get every author to do.
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--
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Dr. David C. Merrill <A HREF="http://www.lupercalia.net">http://www.lupercalia.net</A>
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Linux Documentation Project dmerrill@lupercalia.net
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Collection Editor & Coordinator <A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org">http://www.linuxdoc.org</A>
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I'm a scheming, conniving bastard who doesn't care for any hurt
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consider to be a better system...
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<li><strong><a name="04439" href="msg04439.html">New HOWTO</a></strong>
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<ul><li><em>From:</em> Richard.Sigle@equifax.com</li></ul></li>
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<ul><li><em>From:</em> "David Merrill" <dcmerrill@mindspring.com></li></ul></li>
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