Re: How can I mix GFDL and GPL sources?
Gueven Bay wrote:
Now, I am confused.
If I understand the above right, then it is permitted to take a text of wikipedia
and redistribute it under the GPL? But the first answer to my post was negative ?
Sorry about all this. My observation was pedantic, not particularly
relevant, and has introduced needless confusion.
The GPL does not grant permission to distribute under the GFDL, nor does
the GFDL grant permission to distribute under the GPL.
If the legal copyright holder(s) licenses the work under both, then
legal recipients can distribute under both, one, or the other. If you
can find the author(s) of the text you're wanting to reproduce from
Wikipedia, and get them to agree to a license under the GPL, then that
would allow you to legally incorporate the GFDL text.
I apologise for all the confusion I've caused.
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It was implied that you can't /ever/ distribute under both the GPL and
the GFDL; you can, but only if you are (or have permission from) all of
the copyright holders. The licenses do, however, prevent you from
mandating that recipients distribute the work under both licenses (this
would be an additional restriction on both licenses); you have to give
them permission to use one, the other, or both, at their option.
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Lewis Jardine
IANAL, IANADD
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