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License incompatible with the GNU FDL. #12

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ghost opened this issue Jun 19, 2021 · 0 comments
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License incompatible with the GNU FDL. #12

ghost opened this issue Jun 19, 2021 · 0 comments

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ghost commented Jun 19, 2021

The author of the manual wrote:

The above notwithstanding, publication or marketing or translation of this document in paper form will require the author's express authorisation in writing.

However, the FDL license allows commercial distribution.

You may copy and distribute the Document in any medium, either commercially or noncommercially, provided that this License, the copyright notices, and the license notice saying this License applies to the Document are reproduced in all copies, and that you add no other conditions whatsoever to those of this License.

Because of the license notice, the translation of the document cannot be distributed under the GNU FDL license.

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