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RE: LDP License (full text)

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Subject: RE: LDP License (full text)
From: "Richard Ames" <richard@linsup.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 09:39:59 +1000
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> LINUX DOCUMENTATION PROJECT LICENSE (LDPL)
> v2.0, 12 January 1998
>
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This looks generally sensible.  My view is - The author always owns the
copyright. The (free) license he gives allows others to reproduce the work
or extend it...

A related and interesting (recent) court result is at
http://www.nwu.org/tvt/9909vic.htm

Regards,

Richard.


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Follow-Ups:
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  - From: Sandy Harris <sandy.harris@sympatico.ca>

References:
- LDP License (full text)
  - From: bf347@lafn.org (David Lawyer)

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