[freeroleplay] Answers to FDL questions
- From: Samuel Penn <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: freeroleplay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:51:01 +0100
Some time ago, I asked this list some questions to clarify the
FDL. It was suggested that I try the FSF directly, and I've now
had a response.
Questions and response included below.
[sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - Mon Mar 17 16:04:16 2003]:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'd be grateful if you could clarify some points on the FDL
> that I'm unclear about.
>
> 1) Is the text given in "How to use this License for your documents"
> just an example of what to include, or must this text be included?
It's just an example.
> Would something like "Permission is granted to copy, distribute
> and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free
> Documentation License.", with a link to the full license, be
> sufficient?
You should include the full text of the license with your document.
Also, specify whether there are any front or back cover texts.
> 2) The section on Transparent formats mentions XML with DTDs, but
> does not mention XML Schemas. I assume that this is an oversight,
> and that the FSF does not have anything against Schemas.
Yes, it's an oversight. I'm sure it will be corrected in the next version..
> 3) The schema for my document format is currently incomplete (due
> to lack of time), though full XSLT is available for rendering of
> XML to HTML and PDF. Does this invalidate the license?
I don't think so, if you're distributing the document in that XML format.
> 4) I have formatted the FDL to match the style of my documents,
> without changing the content. Does this infringe on the
> "but changing is not allowed" clause on the FDL copyright?
No, that sort of modification is fine.
--
-Dave "Novalis" Turner
GPL Compliance Engineer
Free Software Foundation
--
Be seeing you, -------------------------------
Sam. http://www.bifrost.demon.co.uk/
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