Wikipedia talk: Text of the GNU Free Documentation License
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Wikify?
There has been some controversy over whether to wikify this page. See the archive.
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See the archive.
Romanian version
Please add link to the Romanian version ro:GNU_FDL as alternate language; that article has actually been translated on Wikipedia, and that's also the current unofficial Romanian translation of GFDL as listed on www.gnu.org. --Gutza 13:53, 5 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- Done! Brianjd
How to use this License for your documents
The section "How to use this License for your documents" needs to be part of the main license text, as it is specifically referenced in section 4F of the text. Martin 22:50, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- Done! Brianjd
Cleanup
May I suggest a little polish? Section 1 is quite contorted in defining document. Why not start Section 1 with "throughout this license, the term "document" is used to mean any manual or other work, in any medium, that contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it can be distributed under the terms of this License. Such a notice grants a world-wide, royalty-free license, unlimited in duration, to use that work under the conditions stated herein. --(talk)BozMo 21:32, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
- No, it can't be changed. It has to be the official Free Software Foundation text as found at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html. Angela. 03:08, May 12, 2004 (UTC)
Why is it on Wikipedia?
If it can't be changed (its fully copyrighted), why should it be on Wikipedia? We should simply link to the license text on the GNU website from the main GFDL article. Or if we do keep it, a Used under Fair Use notice needs to be added. Luke 15:33, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- It's not used under fair use. It used under the license which says "Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed" (which is one reason that the page is protected)
- Secondly, we have to keep a local copy, not a link to the external one to meet the terms of the GFDL; "To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of the License in the document..."
- Except that it at the bottom of the page it says "All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License". Luke 02:25, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- It is NOT on http://wikimediafoundation.org/, as far as I know. The links at the bottom of pages on that site point to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html. I don't know how other wikis handle this. Why the inconsistency? Brianjd
Its ironic that the GNU description is locked. :)
Modified Versions - different title!?
If I publish a Modified Version of a Document, why do I have to get permission to use the same title? I've seen copyrighted texts with the same title and I'm sure the authors/publishers did not have to get permission! Brianjd
