Re: [ode] [rms@gnu.org: Re: Updating the OpenContent license]


Wade Hampton (whampton@staffnet.com)
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:55:46 -0500


Richard Stallman wrote:
>
> I think the problem is where do you draw the line. 1 page? 5? 10?
>
> I don't see a need to draw a line at a specific place. The smaller
> the document, the more it seems wasteful to add a long license, and
> the less important it is what the license might be (since it is not
> hard to redo a small job from scratch anyway). If you are the author,
> you can decide which is worth doing.
This all depends on the **content** of the small doc. For example,
if it contains some specific code or commands, the exact content
would be more complex than say a couple of paragraphs describing
how one got feature B on program Q to work....
>
> By the way, I am working on a paragraph to permit a collection
> of manuals to come with just one copy of the license. That should
> help many, though not all, situations with small manuals.
That would be very useful. When you have a draft, could you
please post to this group?

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