Re: cvs: phpweb / copyright.php license.html style.css /include layout.inc

On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 01:27:06PM -0400, Colin Viebrock wrote: > > > <LI>The documents and information may be used solely for personal, > > > informational, internal, non-commercial purposes. > > > > why only non-commercial purposes? > > Someone takes the entire PHP manual, turns it into a book, and sells it. > Do we want to allow that? actually, yes. that's why the manual is under the gpl. (and there is at least one company doing this already.) someone being picky could interpret the clause above as not allowing them to use the php.net website from work, which is obviously absurd. > (Plus I don't want some company making money off the work/time we've > *donated* to developing the PHP site.) i guess we differ here. i'm perfectly happy to see companies making money off the time i've donated to the php effort. after all, i've made money off the time that everyone else has donated. > The code, text, PHP logo, and graphical elements on this website > and the mirror websites (the "Site") are Copyright &copy; 2001 > The PHP Group. All rights reserved. i'd prefer it say "apache software foundation" instead of "the php group", if we're really looking to protect anything. > Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on this Site, you are free > view, download and print the documents and information available > on this Site subject to the following conditions: > > - You should credit The PHP Group for any reproduction of > the documents and/or information from this Site. i think we can live without this (it is redundant with keeping the copyright notice intact). > - You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices > contained in the documents and information on this Site. > - The rights granted to you constitute a license and not a transfer > of title. > - The rights specified above to view, download and print the > documents and information available on this Site are not applicable > to the graphical elements, design or layout of this Site. These > elements of the Site are protected by trade dress and other laws > and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. it still seems like overkill, but is definitely better. jim