Questions tagged [documentation]
For questions about the information about a project, specifically the documentation of the source code. Questions can relate to best practices, procedures, policies and more.
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How should I store contributor info ethically and practically?
Background I've started a FLOSS project and people are interested in helping out in different ways. I'm considering how to store information about these contributors Information like for example: ...
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Can FOSS software licenses (e.g. MIT, Apache, GNU, etc.) apply to documents without the need to be rewritten?
I wish to share some documents in the .md format and to license them permissively. Do I need to specifically seek a license that specifically covers the scope of static documents, or can I use a ...
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Why are open source projects so broken and apathetic if they are run by idealists? [closed]
I've just wasted countless hours over weeks just trying to get LibreOffice to use a dark theme. I've made numerous searches, looked through the entire UI, manually gone hunting for "the usual ...
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Is a Jupyter Notebook documentation or might it be a derived work?
According to Wikipedia: In copyright law, a derivative work is an expressive creation that includes major copyrightable elements of an original, previously created first work (the underlying work). ...
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A non-bloated license for documentation with the benefits of GPL?
In response to one of the FAQs, FSF has noted: It is possible to use the GPL for a manual, but the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) is much better for manuals. The GPL was designed for programs; ...
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How can I use programming documentation without infringing copyright?
I have a really hard time understanding how can I use copyrighted programming documentation, tutorials, articles, blogs, etc. presented as text or video, without infringing copyright? I will explain ...
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Quoting GPL licensed text in presentation slides
There is an open source project licensed under the GPL v2. It does also contain textual files (JSON configuration examples). I would like to put those texts on slides in a presentation of mine. Does ...
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How to add {copyright, license, etc} to restructuredText source?
I've got a lotta docs written in reST (note docs, not docstrings in code) to which I'd like to add (depending on the work) one or more of copyright notice license notice license badge/icon I'd like to ...
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