Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you want to allow just about any use of the work, while still > retaining copyright, you can distribute your work under the Expat > license. > > <URL:http://www.jclark.com/xml/copying.txt> Which also talks explicitely about software... Is there no license which talks about images or photos? > The GPL's definition of "source" is clear, but leaves the term > "preferred form for making modifications to [the work]" undefined > (deliberately, I believe). For this reason, where it's not clear even > to *you* what this term means, it may be best to avoid the GPL for > these kinds of works and choose a free license that is not a copyleft. Do you have any other suggestions of free licenses? > Works that Debian can redistribute from the public domain are > DFSG-free. Whether a work truly is available in the public domain is > sometimes surprisingly difficult to determine. Ok, so you do consider these pdphoto.org 'public domain' photos DFSG-compatible? > > And the second is DGPL 1.2, which I understand is not acceptable? > > I don't know of a DGPL. What license do you mean? Sorry, GFDL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License maarten -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
