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--- Gab <gabrielb@manuelphp.com> wrote: > I write you because you say this message in a forum > of php.net : And? Did you fix the manual attributions that according to the copyright and license should be there? If not, what is the purpose of your one-line email? > > > > > Le vendredi, 8 ao> Gabor Hojtsy a > : > > > > >> Is this site legal? manuelphp.com looks pretty > > >> sketchy. I don't know French, but it seems to > > >> be a French copy of the manual, and on the > front > > >> page is a "will work for money" form. > > > > > > Let's get doc-fr into the discussion too :) > > > > > > It does not seem to be legal, it has no athor > and > > editor information > > > as far as I have seen. But it is also a very old > > copy, from february. > > > Yes, I know we have no new manuals built for a > > long time, but still > > > this is very old... But it seems to be a repost > of> the special version > > > of Damien... > > > > Yes to all of that. > > It's an old version, it has been altered to fit > this > > web site design, > > and some copyright info are > > missing. In the same time, they are trying to sell > > services from that > > (like, we'll look a > > function for you for 10 bucks...). > > > > It is pretty often that I see years olds > > documentation, with people > > explaining they are > > the authors of it. Usually, those attempts don't > > last, because PHP.net > > is well known > > for having a fresh version of the docs. secondly, > > those guys do not > > update the manual, > > and the attempts usually stays behind.... no use > > getting back there. > > > > This is not the only site. I think I may drop a > note > > to the webmaster, > > but it will most probably > > generate sarcastic remarks, or worse. > > > > Those sites are parasits for sure, but I believe > > they never get impact. > > Given the level of traffic they generate (google > > says Nothing links to > > manuelphp.com, > > except ONE site), and the difficulty to have them > > removed, I believe > > the best > > solution is to let it die. > > > > Dams. > > > > -- > > PHP Documentation Mailing List > (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > ===== > --- Jesus M. Castagnetto jmcastagnetto@php.net > > > > > > > > So, I am the webmaster of manuelphp.com and I answer > to your question. Excuse for my bad english but I am > french. Before do this site, I asked to Damien Seguy > if I can put a copy of the manual of php in an other > site and if this was legal. Damien saguy answered to > me that I can copy the manual and pout it in another > site if I want because it was an GNU Public Licence. > The only condition was that I put his name and the > names of the creators. You can find the name of he > traductor here : > http://www.manuelphp.com/copyright.php#copyright and > the names of the redactors are here : > http://www.manuelphp.com/authors.php#authors > So, my site is legal. > Excuse me again for my very bad english ===== --- Jesus M. Castagnetto <jmcastagnetto@php.net> __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com