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Subject: Re: [docbook] DocBook: The Definitive Guide - Copyright Problem
Yann wrote: > I'm mailing you because i just read the copyright on > http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/dbcpyright.html . I never used > docbook before because I thought that the reference book was NOT free, > as i read it at > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/docbook/chapter/book/rights.html. > > The (c) on oreilly.com says, we are NOT allowed to redistribute the > document; whereas, the (c) on docbook.org says the book is under FDL, wich > would allow me to modify and redistribute it, without the previous > permission of oreilly. > > Which is the correct one? Can I redistribute the oreilly reference book, > or not? I don't really anderstand why there are two licenses... is this a > mistake? IANAL, but I would think that the oreilly.com license page can not revoke rights that the docbook.org license page clearly grants to you. I agree with you that the two pages should state the same. Tobi -- http://www.pinkjuice.com/
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