On Friday 16 June 2006 11:50 am, David Neeley wrote: > Finally, I do believe that if you wish to be covered, the wiki should > have a copyright statement something like: > > "Files submitted to the wiki for general download are covered by the > XXX license in the name of their respective author, unless specified > otherwise by the contributing authors."
That sounds good. > > I would suggest something like the BSD license as the basic one, so > there are no real limitations or questions about use--commercial or > otherwise--but giving the contributor the option of choosing another > one if he or she desires. That way, if the files can be copyrighted, > they would be covered in all cases. That also sounds good, at least for most stuff, including what I emailed a couple days ago. If it were something I worked 60 hours on I might go GPL to prevent a Microsoft Kerberos type situation, but my layout files aren't that type of work. Thanks for the clarification and good idea. 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
