Questions tagged [gfdl]
Questions about GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL is copylefted)
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What does invariant section in GNU FDL copyright note mean?
In a Polish translation of the book Free as In Freedom about Richard Stallman there is this copyright note: Permission ts granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of ...
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Different OSS license for LaTeX project source and code listings
I am currently writing a technical document with various code listings and diagrams. I would like to release the actual text under the GNU-FDL license, while keeping the code listings under GNU-GPL V3....
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Can I include GPLv3 licensed documentation in a collection of GFDL licensed documents, or: what are the limits of an "Aggregate" in GFDLv1.3/GPLv3?
This is a follow-up question to a question concerning the meaning of "Modified Version" in the GFDL Context: I have created a website which hosts a collection of (as concluded in the ...
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Does changing the markup language of a document count as a "Modified Version" under the GFDL?
I want to create a website which hosts some GNU Emacs manuals in a more accessible format. To do so, I convert the HTML pages at https://www.gnu.org/manual/manual.html to Markdown. Does this count as ...
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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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License Comptatibility with GSuite?
Are websites made with Google Sites compatible with GPL 3.0? A prospective user can create a web site with Google Sites using the web editor, but the HTML output, which may be interprited as the ...
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How do Wikipedia licenses, CC-BY-SA and GFDL differ?
Wikipedia licenses most of their text and images under two licenses, CC-BY-SA and GFDL. We can choose either of the licenses while using the work. I know both of them are copyleft licenses and ...
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My university is asking to choose between BY-SA and GFDL to release my work
An infographic I designed is to be uploaded to my university website. They have asked me to choose between the BY-SA and GFDL to release my work. I tried looking up the difference but I cannot find ...
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Can I sell Wiktionary data?
I'm wanting to sell Wiktionary word definitions - not the raw page HTML and content, but extract the word definitions and package them in a couple of formats: Documents (e.g. PDF) Powerpoints App ...
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Using Wiktionary data in mobile app
I'm planning a language app for mobile devices using data from Wiktionary. I'm planning on web-scraping the content and compiling it into a database that I'll package with my app. Most Wiktionary ...
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Can an author of a GFDL content allow a publisher to publish a propietary derivative?
I wrote some texts and put then in the Wikisource website, which says that the content is available under both CC-BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL. Suppose a certain publisher wants to create a printed book based ...
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Copy part of GNU FDL-licensed document
I'm writing some documentation for a project of mine. This project depends on a GNU project so I must license it under the GNU GPL. In future, it might be integrated in that GNU project so I'm ...
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Wiki template licensing?
I do some editing for Wiki A, which is generally licensed in a typical wiki fashion: Content is available under GNU FDL 1.3 unless otherwise noted. Wiki B uses some templates I'd like to copy for ...
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Does the GFDL forbid sending licensed material over a secure connection?
The infamous "DRM clause" of the GFDL reads: You may not use technical measures to obstruct or control the reading or further copying of the copies you make or distribute. From Wikipedia: ...
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Proprietary Software Leveraging GFDL data?
I am building a website that will allow users to enter preferences for certain things (we'll call them cars), and get suggestions for other "cars" that they may be interested in. Finding similarities ...
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