Re: [Inkscape-docs] License for the new manual
Thanks for your reply.
In the french version, it's only one author. https://fr.flossmanuals.net/initiation-inkscape/a-propos-de-ce-livre/
I have change the licence.
Regards,
2017-05-03 11:40 GMT+02:00 C R <cajhne@...2...>:
Hi Elisa. Yes, CC-BY would be the most flexible. If you don't mind the contents used in other CC-BY publications, this is the best license that preserves credit for yourself and anyone else who has contributed.
Please note, if there are other authors/contributors, you MUST get their permission before changing the license, and they must all agree to change it to CC-BY.
Thanks very much for your help! We look forward to helping complete your very good document. -C
On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Elisa Godoy de Castro Guerra <elisa.dcg@...2...> wrote:
Hello,
I am the french author of this book. I want this book open, so i can change de licence if we need. Wich one would be safe ?
cc-By ?
Regards, Elisa
2017-05-02 16:57 GMT+02:00 brynn <brynn@...78...>:
Retitled - "License for the new manual" (was "Any chance we can make
some
docs.....") Also copying in Sylvain, since he's been working on translation. I know there's another translator, but I can't seem to open the manual today, to look it up. So if someone knows who that is, please copy them in to
this
new thread.
We should sort out what license we will offer the new manual under as
a first step, before starting any work. We need to reach a consensus before work can proceed.
Well, considering work has already started on the manual (the
translating
part), we might be a little behind the 8 ball. But I agree that we need to
nail
down the license asap.
Retitling this to start the discussion.
Also, according to
https://fr.flossmanuals.net/start-with-inkscape/about-this-book/ This document is GPL v3. I recommend against choosing this license, as it requires all other content used along with the parts of it to be gpl 3, which is unnecessarily restrictive, especially for a document of this type.
Well that's the same license as Inkscape. How is it too restrictive?
For me, the main point is that it needs a license that will allow anyone to edit it. We can't get stuck with an outdated manual and have no way to edit
it
(as a community), ever again.
All best, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: C R Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 4:22 AM To: brynn Cc: Nicolas Dufour ; Maren Hachmann ; inkscape-devel ; Inkscape-Docs Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] [Inkscape-devel] Any chance we can make
some
docs material? (targeting the moon)
Also, according to https://fr.flossmanuals.net/start-with-inkscape/about-this-book/
This document is GPL v3. I recommend against choosing this license, as it requires all other content used along with the parts of it to be gpl 3, which is unnecessarily restrictive, especially for a document of this type.
We should sort out what license we will offer the new manual under as a first step, before starting any work. We need to reach a consensus before work can proceed.
-C
On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 11:14 AM, C R <cajhne@...2...> wrote:
Is anyone discussing a copyrighted book or manual at this point? If so, let's not. It's Copyleft or Public Domain. No proprietary books or content should be included in official Inkscape documentation. We need to be able to freely revise, edit, distribute without the legal entanglements.
-C
On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 8:28 AM, brynn <brynn@...78...> wrote:
- How does version control work for booktype?
This question will probably make more sense when you make the next
post
you promised from a different message. I had asked why we were talking about using gitlab and all that, if we were still focused on the FLOSS translation/manual. And you said you had an idea to present that you didn't have time at that moment.
I can't really see a marriage of these 2 projects (free manual, copyrighted book of tutorials). But I'm looking forward to hearing your proposal :-)
All best, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Maren Hachmann Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 1:28 PM To: Nicolas Dufour ; brynn ; C R Cc: inkscape-devel ; Inkscape-Docs Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] [Inkscape-devel] Any chance we can make some docs material? (targeting the moon)
Hi Nicolas :D,
thank you!
What I would like to know (and what is now buried deep in the email stream) is:
- How does version control work for booktype? Could it be combined
with
a git repository, or does it use a fully independent system? (I couldn't find a direct hint, maybe it's just using the django database to keep track of changes/edits?)
- What is the source file format of booktype? Markdown? (guessing
from
the requirements for pip)
Regards, Maren
Am 01.05.2017 um 21:08 schrieb Nicolas Dufour:
Hi all,
I'm just back from two weeks away, and as the thread is very long
now
I didn't find time to read everything. Sorry if I'm off-topic.
Le Lundi 1 mai 2017 13h07, Maren Hachmann <maren@...68...>
a
écrit : > > I only wish Nicolas or Elisa could be here to give us some more > in-depth
> info about their server's capabilities
Not sure what you mean. Of course the Inkscape project can use the French FM server for the translation, but note that an English version also exists (http://write.flossmanuals.net/). It would probably be easier to work on the English server directly.
> and their book's licencing.
If I remember correctly, the GPLv2 was the first license that was chosen when the FM project was created about 10 years ago, and some books still use it. But the server allows users to choose a
different
license when creating a new book (CC, GPL, PD). As for the Inkscape book, I see it's under a GPLv3. I don't know if it can be changed (and how) or not. Elisa could probably give more details.
Regards, -- Nicolas
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