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| + | The license "'''The Star Sonata Wiki'''" uses grants free access to our content in the same sense as free software is licensed freely. This principle is known as '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft copyleft]'''. That is to say, Star Sonata Wiki content can be copied, modified, and redistributed ''so long as'' the new version grants the same freedoms to others and acknowledges the authors of the Star Sonata Wiki article used (a direct link back to the article satisfies our author credit requirement). Star Sonata Wiki articles therefore will remain free forever and can be used by anybody subject to certain restrictions, most of which serve to ensure that freedom. | ||
| − | + | To fulfill the above goals, the text contained in Star Sonata Wiki is licensed to the public under the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License GNU Free Documentation License]''' (GFDL). The full text of this license is at [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU.org]. | |
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:'''Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation Free Software Foundation]; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.''' | :'''Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation Free Software Foundation]; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.''' | ||
:'''A copy of the license is available at "[http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html Gnu.org]".''' | :'''A copy of the license is available at "[http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html Gnu.org]".''' | ||
| − | :'''Content on | + | :'''Content on wiki.starsonata.com is covered by [[lyceumarchives:general disclaimer|disclaimers]].''' |
The English text of the GFDL is the only legally binding document; what precedes is our interpretation of the GFDL: the rights and obligations of users and contributors. | The English text of the GFDL is the only legally binding document; what precedes is our interpretation of the GFDL: the rights and obligations of users and contributors. | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 18 January 2009
The license "The Star Sonata Wiki" uses grants free access to our content in the same sense as free software is licensed freely. This principle is known as copyleft. That is to say, Star Sonata Wiki content can be copied, modified, and redistributed so long as the new version grants the same freedoms to others and acknowledges the authors of the Star Sonata Wiki article used (a direct link back to the article satisfies our author credit requirement). Star Sonata Wiki articles therefore will remain free forever and can be used by anybody subject to certain restrictions, most of which serve to ensure that freedom.
To fulfill the above goals, the text contained in Star Sonata Wiki is licensed to the public under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). The full text of this license is at GNU.org.
- Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.
- A copy of the license is available at "Gnu.org".
- Content on wiki.starsonata.com is covered by disclaimers.
The English text of the GFDL is the only legally binding document; what precedes is our interpretation of the GFDL: the rights and obligations of users and contributors.
- Note: Part of this page has been copied from wikipedia. The full text can be found here.
