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diff --git a/TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss.mdwn b/TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss.mdwn index 992bce12..1b786d5d 100644 --- a/TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss.mdwn +++ b/TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss.mdwn @@ -35,3 +35,11 @@ Oh, there is of course all the RCS diffs ... would that help, if we would like t If you have papers signed by the contributors, then any Guest added words (less than 10 lines?) can be filtered out of the Wiki using RCS. This is acceptable for GNU code, if I recall correctly. You may have to re-writen certain portions of the Wiki to use FSF contributed work only, though. -- [[Main/SimonLaw]] - 16 May 2002 + +There seems to be a confusion of FDL vis-a-vis copyright-assignment here. FDL is like the all-important Step 1 which protects this content from being non-free. Copyright assignment is an Optional Step 2. + +Step2's not being feasible does not mean that we can't take Step 1. + +90% of GPL'ed software out there does not take Step 2. Step 2 helps by involving FSF in case someone violates our Step 1--the copyright itself. But i don't see why we cannot take Step 1 atleast. + +-- [[Main/DeepakGoel]] - 01 Oct 2002 |