Proposal for new documentation license

From: Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 21:31:40 +0000
Subject: Proposal for new documentation license
Groups: php.dev 
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(The documentation is currently under the GPL. I'd like to see a more publisher-friendly license used on the documentation. This one is an amalgam of the PHP License, the Open Publication License from http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/, and some stuff I spewed forth. I won't claim this is perfect, but it gives us something concrete to talk about.) PHP Documentation License This documentation may be reproduced and distributed in whole or in part, in any medium physical or electronic, provided that the terms of this license are adhered to, and that this license or an incorporation of it by reference is displayed in the reproduction. Proper form for an incorporation by reference is as follows: Copyright (c) 1999 by the PHP Development Team. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the PHP Documentation License, vX.Y or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.php.net/somewhere/). Mere aggregation of this documentation or a portion of this documentation with other works or programs on the same media shall not cause this license to apply to those other works. The aggregate work shall contain a notice specifying the inclusion of this documentation and appropriate copyright notice. REQUIREMENTS ON MODIFIED WORKS All modified versions of documents covered by this license, including translations, anthologies, compilations and partial documents, must meet the following requirements: 1. The modified version must be labeled as such. 2. The person making the modifications must be identified and the modifications dated. 3. The location of the original unmodified document must be identified. 4. The original authors' names may not be used to assert or imply endorsement of the resulting document without the permission of the individual authors. SEVERABILITY If any part of this license is found to be unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the remaining portions of the license remain in force. NO WARRANTY THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE PHP DEVELOPMENT TEAM ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PHP DEVELOPMENT TEAM OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

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