On Friday 09 June 2006 07:52 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 2 Jun 2006, David Neeley wrote:
> > Oh, and Christian--I would suggest you be sure to make the copyright > > info static with editing disallowed. Legal boilerplate is *not* the > > place for community-wide editing! > > Hmm... ok, I just tried setting the password for editing that page to > 'LyXers' (same as for uploading). My browser rememberes the password, so > I'm 100% sure it's actually activated, but it should be. OTOH, I'm not > really worried about changes as these are all tracked. I alos monitor what > pages are changed, so I notice if that particular page was edited. The > main reason I prefer it editable is so that people could add > questions/comments to it. Why can't the original author label his or her contribution as "Licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 2", or similar. Layout files are code, so the GPL fits them well. Speaking for myself, I'd be hesitant to contribute anything without GPL'ling it, because some licenses leave open the door for a big bad company to change my layout just a little bit and take it proprietary, and who knows, some day sue me for using code derived from their code, and then I have to prove that mine preceded theirs. Others might like the BSD license, or the Mozilla license, or whatever -- wouldn't it be their option rather than that of the Wiki? Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Manager's Guide to Technical Troubleshooting * Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore http://www.troubleshooters.com/utp/tcourses.htm
