> Jon D. Verne <jverne@acs.ryerson.ca> wrote:
>
> > I try to kill both birds with a boilerplate that states that my FAQ is in
> > the public domain -- though if you quote from it, you MUST give credit to
> > the author(s). This isn't always me, as I've quoted others, with
> > pointers to an 'acknowledgments' section at the end.
> [snip]
> > This is just standard legalese found in the front of most technical books.
> [snip]
>
> My understanding of copyright (from reading the copyright FAQ) is that
> if it's public domain, you can't put *any* restrictions on use -- only
> a copyright holder has the right to control how it's copied. If an
> author places their work in the public domain, they are giving up
> control over that work.
*SNIP*
You're probably right. I should use the the term 'copyleft' a la GNU
public license. I don't use the term "public domain", nor do I say
"copyright". I'm just assuming people will be good citizens and Do The
Right Thing.
The quote is something like "you may quote from this document freely, on
the one condition that you credit the author(s)..." etc., &etc.
Nothing is going to stop people from stealing our hard-won repositories;
then again the point IS free disemination of information. I'm pleading
reasonable and fair use, here.
Jon D. Verne <jverne@acs.ryerson.ca>
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