Re: DSSSL Documentation Project?

[Paul Prescod <papresco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tony Graham wrote:
> Another side of this vexing question is, if someone places a large
> chunk of work under the banner of the DSSSL Documentation Project,
> retains the copyright, and receives contributions and enhancements
> from other people working under the same banner, can they use that
> material elsewhere for their own benefit?  Can they do so and still
> expect to receive contributions towards a second edition?

I think that authors and contributors should work that out. In cases
like this the DSSSL documentation project should be "just" a banner, a
website and a community, not a legal entity. Otherwise it gets too
complex. In practice, if we let authors and contributors "fight it out",
they don't. Authors are glad to have contributions and contributors are
glad to help out.

One thing that might be useful is a "standard" copyright notice that
gives people the ability to print out the documentation for educational
purposes but not to sell it. I would like to put my work under such a
license but don't really know the legalese.

 Paul Prescod

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