Re: [documentation-dev] Documentation wiki: license requirement?

2007-03-26 Thread Frank Peters
Andre Schnabel wrote: Hi, Frank Peters schrieb: Correct. But again - this situation is caused by the way, the wiki started. As it started without licensing resctrictions, only the Copyright is relevant. The wiki copyright page states "Copyright 1999-2007 by the contributing authors and Sun

Re: [documentation-dev] Documentation wiki: license requirement?

2007-03-26 Thread Andre Schnabel
Hi, Frank Peters schrieb: Correct. But again - this situation is caused by the way, the wiki started. As it started without licensing resctrictions, only the Copyright is relevant. The wiki copyright page states "Copyright 1999-2007 by the contributing authors and Sun Microsystems, Inc."

Re: [documentation-dev] Documentation wiki: license requirement?

2007-03-26 Thread Frank Peters
Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Frank Peters wrote: Creating new documentation content If we create new documentation content on the wiki, it must be created using the PDL to be compatible with doc.oo.o If the documentation *stays on* the wiki and is not moved to doc.oo.o, then it should not need to

Re: [documentation-dev] Documentation wiki: license requirement?

2007-03-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Frank Peters wrote: Creating new documentation content If we create new documentation content on the wiki, it must be created using the PDL to be compatible with doc.oo.o If the documentation *stays on* the wiki and is not moved to doc.oo.o, then it should not need to be created using the PDL.

Re: [documentation-dev] Documentation wiki: license requirement?

2007-03-26 Thread Frank Peters
Hi André, [...] So that means that all pages on the wiki that currently don't have an explicit license note carry no license at all and that anyone who wants to reuse the content in any form needs to contact the copyright holder for approval? Correct. But again - this situation is caused by t

Re: [documentation-dev] Documentation wiki: license requirement?

2007-03-26 Thread André Schnabel
Hi Frank, Frank Peters schrieb: Andre Schnabel wrote: Interesting discussion, and necessary, too. We need to look at how we can make the wiki usable for documentation purposes either by changing the licensing of the wiki or the docs. I see no reason to change the licensing at the wiki, as t

Re: [documentation-dev] Documentation wiki: license requirement?

2007-03-26 Thread Frank Peters
Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Andre Schnabel wrote, No -this does not answer any question. The wiki has been established without any licensing restrictions. Frank Peters wrote: We need to look at how we can make the wiki usable for documentation purposes Is there any reason why the wiki cann

Re: [documentation-dev] Documentation wiki: license requirement?

2007-03-26 Thread Frank Peters
Andre Schnabel wrote: Interesting discussion, and necessary, too. We need to look at how we can make the wiki usable for documentation purposes either by changing the licensing of the wiki or the docs. I see no reason to change the licensing at the wiki, as there is no explicit license. So