David Mandelberg wrote: > Hi, > > I'm writing a backup program for GNOME on Debian-ish distros (specifically > Debian and Ubuntu) and I want the some of the documentation to be public domain, > however I can't find any good resources on how to relinquish copyright. > > The closest thing I've found so far is > <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/>, but it has one part I don't > think is relevant to copyright law and I definitely don't want in the docs: > >>Dedicator makes this dedication for the benefit of the public at large and to >>the detriment of the Dedicator's heirs and successors. > > (the detriment part specifically as this seems to me as if it would make it > possible for anybody except my heirs to use the docs) > > Also, I don't want to be held responsible for ensuring that it's a benefit to > the public, as somebody might e.g. find the word 'backup' offensive. > > TIA, > David Mandelberg > > P.S. debian-legal: please CC me on all replies as I'm not subscribed. I suggest using the wording suggested by Branden Robinson in http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2004/05/msg00235.html ; the part starting with "I refuse to assert copyright". - Josh Triplett
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