Re: [DOC-LICENSE] phpdoc license

[email protected] (Lior Kaplan) Sat, 21 May 2005 14:33:26 +0300
Newsgroups php.doc.license
Organization Guides.co.il
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Gabor Hojtsy wrote:
>> I don't want to start a flame war but: "Distribution of 
>> substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited 
>> without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.
>> 
>> Distribution of the work or derivative of the work in any standard 
>> (paper) book form is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained
>> from the copyright holder." Quoted from 
>> http://il2.php.net/manual/en/copyright.php
>> 
>> Really does makes it non-free (I can't print the manual to teach 
>> students).
> 
> Do you suggest that "you can't" and "you need to ask permission" are
>  the same?

Yes, I do. For example, do you ask permission from someone before you
express your opinions? Freedom of speech is exactly about this point.
And this is the same freedom I'm looking for in this case.

> Regards, Gabor Hojtsy
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Regards,

Lior Kaplan
[email protected]
http://www.Guides.co.il

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