Re: The invariant sections are not forbidden by DFSG
On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 18:17:19 +1100, Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> said:
> On Sat, Feb 04, 2006 at 04:42:41PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
>> Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> writes:
>>
>>> alternatively, print a single link to either the full documentation
>>> (containing the invariant sections) or to just the invariant
>>> sections.
>>
>> This might be a reasonable thing, but it is not what the GFDL
>> requires.
> actually, it is. the GFDL explicitly says that you can provide a link
> to an internet site - and, contrary to loony zealot propaganda, it
> does not say that you must operate or maintain that site yourself.
The link allowance only applies to providing a "transparent copy"
(i.e. source) of the documentation. It does not allow you to just link
to the invariant sections, which is a completely different thing. Since
the invariant section is part of the document, it must be distributed as
part of modified document. Perhaps you should actually read the part of
the license that you quoted.
> If you publish or distribute Opaque copies of the Document
> numbering more than 100, you must either include a machine-readable
> Transparent copy along with each Opaque copy, or state in or with
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> each Opaque copy a publicly-accessible computer-network location
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> containing a complete Transparent copy of the Document, free of
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> added material, which the general network-using public has access
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> to download anonymously at no charge using public-standard network
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> protocols. If you use the latter option, you must take reasonably
> ~~~~~~~~~~
> prudent steps, when you begin distribution of Opaque copies in
> quantity, to ensure that this Transparent copy will remain thus
> accessible at the stated location until at least one year after the
> last time you distribute an Opaque copy (directly or through your
> agents or retailers) of that edition to the public.
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