To whom it may concern:

i an giving a electrical presentation and i was hoping to use some of your explaniations. it this matterial copyrighted or public and if so who can i go about getting premission?

thanks BW

 

Hello,

The textbooks are published under the dsl. More information about the license can be found at http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/l_dsl.html

 

The DSL brings an issue here, since is very similar to the GNU FDL.

 

To whom it may concern:

i an giving a electrical presentation and i was hoping to use some of your explaniations. it this matterial copyrighted or public and if so who can i go about getting premission?

thanks BW

From the DSL please reference:

3. Copying and distribution
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The DSL brings an issue here, since is very similar to the GNU FDL.

Can we ask what the issue is? Since this e-book is published under the DSL, unless there is a direct correlation with the GNU FDU then I'm not sure how such similarities could present an issue. It would be interesting to know if there is an issue that needs attention.

Dave

 

I don't know if the GNU GPL includes itself as copyleft, but you should check if similarity is a problem. If you read the GNU GPL you will see some similarities, especially with GNU GPL version 2. It looks like and adapted GNU license for documents. The term "Source Data" would be a bit odd applied here. Also, I can't find this license as OSI approved in opensource dot org.

 

I don't know if the GNU FDL includes itself as copyleft, but such similarity should not be a problem.

Ok, thanks. The number of licenses these days makes it a little confusing to know where we stand when it comes to making the information available. I'm not sure of the origins of the DSL for the AAC e-book, however it is IMO suitable for purpose.

Dave

 

Ok, thanks. The number of licenses these days makes it a little confusing to know where we stand when it comes to making the information available. I'm not sure of the origins of the DSL for the AAC e-book, however it is IMO suitable for purpose.

Dave

Sorry, meant GPL instead. Altered the post. Nevertheless, FDL has some similarities too, but not as noticeable.

You can check it with GNU. If there is a problem, revoge the license.

 

Sorry, meant GPL instead. Altered the post. Nevertheless, FDL has some similarities too, but not as noticeable.

You can check it with GNU. If there is a problem, revoge the license.

It is not my decision on the licensing of the text, however I appreciate the clarification. Thanks.

Dave