Re: octave tutorial

[Steve C. Thompson]

Brian,

This is a topic I want to learn more about as well...

I just found that the GPL shouldn't be used for text:

  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhyNotGPLForManuals

The GNU Free Documentation License is better suited:

  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html

First paragraph of the GNU FDL preamble:

  The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other
  functional and useful document "free" in the sense of freedom: to
  assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it,
  with or without modifying it, either commercially or noncommercially.
  Secondarily, this License preserves for the author and publisher a way
  to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible
  for modifications made by others.

This looks like a good way to license your manual.

Steve


On Apr 26 11:52AM, Brian Blais wrote:
> Steve C. Thompson wrote:
> >Brian,
> >
> >This look great!  Have you considered licensing this work under the GPL
> >and making the source files available?  Possibly this could help the
> >document evolve more rapidly, requiring less of your time?
> >
> 
> I know *nothing* about licensing, and what it commits me to.  I have no 
> problem releasing anything for modification or anything else, so I 
> believe I am fine with GPL.  And I have the source code for it all, but 
> I don't know what I need to do, or what it commits me to (I am no 
> lawyer).  Is there a place I can read about it, or are there some 
> obvious steps to take?
> 
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