If I can help at all with the html conversion process, let me know. I don't know any of the fancy html stuff, but I can do a basic document with a table of contents, headings, and the like that is simple and easily accessible. Christy -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:00 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: The Speakup User's Guide, official release No, the real thanks here need to go to you for making this user level HOWTO. We've desparately needed it for many years. It's a great document, and I expect a lot of people are going to get serious benefit from it for many years to come. Thanks to you for making such a great doc. And thanks for getting it so right on the first pass. I happen to know how hard that can be! <grin> Gene Collins writes: > Thanks Janina. I have just updated the text file on the site to be > licensed under the gnu/fdl. > > I went and read the license text from the sfs site, and it looks like > what I intend. > > Thanks for pointing me at this. > > Gene > > >OK, Gene. I'll undertake an html edition of your HOWTO. I'll send it to > >you first when I've finished. I agree about the value of keeping both a > >plain text and html edition. > > > >I think the main diff between GPL and GFDL is the language involved. > >After all, documentation is not code. So, the GPL's authorization to > >copy and improve code is meaningless with documentation. The GFDL > >specifies about the freedom to distribute, modify, etc., and under what > >conditions--in other words keeping the same principles in play, but for > >the text, not for the code that isn't present anyway. > > > >Thus, copyright being a legal thing, it has some legal teeth, where GPL > >probably doesn't. But, I am no lawyer as you well know. > > > >Gene Collins writes: > >> Hi Janina. The version number is a good idea. > >> > >> If you'd like to make an html file, I'd apreciate that. The Table of > >> Contents is a good idea, as well as links to the urls mentioned in the > >> document. > >> > >> When you have the html file ready, let me know. I think we'll keep both > >> the html version and the plain text version on the site. > >> > >> I haven't checked out the documentation license yet. Can you brieffly > >> summarize the differences from the GPL? Thanks. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.5 - Release Date: 3/29/2005 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.5 - Release Date: 3/29/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.5 - Release Date: 3/29/2005
