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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109143
Summary: broken link to licenses (meinproc docbook "&under*;"
tags)
Product: docs
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified
OS/Version: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
AssignedTo: kde-doc-english kde org
ReportedBy: tobivollebregt gmail com
Version: (using KDE KDE 3.4.1)
Installed from: Unlisted Binary Package
OS: Linux
It appears that throughout KDE (including the docs.kde.org website!) links to
GPL, FDL and any other licenses are broken.
This seems to have to do with the fact that meinproc converts e.g. &underGPL;
to a help:/appname/common/gpl-license.html URL, but the actual file is at
help:/common/gpl-license.html (try by typing both URLs for any KDE application
in konqueror, some seem to workaround it, for most apps [kdevelop, kdiff3, kdm
tested] the first URL doesn't work, the second does).
It's also reproducable by just browsing the help in the help center. Just find
licensing, pages: more than 50% of them has broken links to GPL, FDL or other
licenses. I presume the other 50% has a workaround for the problem (installing
their own license files, or symlinks, etc.)
A related problem occurs on the docs.kde.org. Go to docs.kde.org, choose any
application with a handbook (again, kdevelop, kdiff3, kdm tested), click
"Licensing" or "Credits and License". The page visible probably shows the
sentence "This documentation is licensed under the terms of the GNU Free
Documentation License." (or any other license). It contains a link to the
respective license, which is always a broken link.
For the help system, the problem would be solved if meinproc actually generated
help:/common/*-license.html hyperlinks for "&under*;" tags.
I don't have a solution for the website. The license files seem to be entirely
missing, or at least I can't find them.
