Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: "waldschrotts guide to nifty references" - manual page draft, version 0.9b From: Joey Smith (joey <email protected>)
Date: 08/21/00

Has the GNU FDL (Free Documentation License) been considered?
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html

On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Stanislav Malyshev wrote the following to eschmid <email protected> :

> >> The GPL isn't here very helpfull. If a program or document is altert, it
> >> doesn't belong to the GPL. And so the rest should be very clear. I haven't
>
> AFAIK it is the reverse. Once it's GPL, it's impossible to un-GPL it
> without authors permission. That's why GPL is called "virus". But, GPL
> doesn't prohibit distribution and/or modification - on the condition it is
> still done under GPL. Also, GPL is mostly concerned source openness, which
> is not too relevant to the manual. Here copyright matters are in play. I
> guess that a good IP lawyer could help a lot :)
> 

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