Re: DFSG compilance of display-dhammapada
On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 01:56:53PM -0500, Catatonic Porpoise wrote:
> > > It would be good to contact the publisher, to ask for clarification.
> > > If it turns out that the license (or lack thereof) lacks freedoms
> > > required for inclusion into Debian, then you might discuss an
> > > alternate license with them (hopefully something which is already
> > > translated into English!).
> >
> > Ok, I'll contact them. What would you suggest - GFDL? Creative Commons?
>
> Neither the GFDL nor any existing Creative Commons license is
> DFSG-compliant.
>
> Since the text says it is not copyrighted, and the only problem is that
> this statement disclaiming copyright is unclear, you might suggest the
> Creative Commons public domain dedication text:
>
> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/
>
> (Despite the URL, public domain status is, of course, not a license.)
I've contacted translator and he agreed that the text could be
distributed under above Creative Commons public domain dedication text.
What is the next step I should do in this case?
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