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However, that documentation was released with the software under GPL, and I was paid to write it, so I do not own the copyright and need permission to re-use it. Here is email from project Leader John Gilmore: | However, that documentation was released with the software under GPL, and I was paid to write it, so I do not own the copyright and need permission to re-use it. Here is email from project Leader John Gilmore: | ||
from John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com> | |||
from John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com> | to Sandy Harris <sandyinchina@gmail.com> | ||
to Sandy Harris <sandyinchina@gmail.com> | date Dec 24, 2007 6:04 AM | ||
date Dec 24, 2007 6:04 AM | subject Re: FreeS/WAN question | ||
subject Re: FreeS/WAN question | |||
> I'd like to use text from the FreeS/WAN documentation, | |||
> I'd like to use text from the FreeS/WAN documentation, | > re-releasing it under their Creative Commons license. | ||
> re-releasing it under their Creative Commons license. | > However, since it was "work for hire", the project owns | ||
> However, since it was "work for hire", the project owns | > the copyright, not me, so I think I need permission | ||
> the copyright, not me, so I think I need permission | > before doing that. | ||
> before doing that. | |||
> Can I have that permission? | |||
> Can I have that permission? | |||
Yes, you can license a copy of the FreeS/WAN documentation | |||
Yes, you can license a copy of the FreeS/WAN documentation | under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Have fun! | ||
under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Have fun! | |||
John | John | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 23 December 2007
I wrote most of the documentation for the FreeS/WAN project, an Linux implementation of the IPsec security protocols. This included a 75 kilobyte glossary [[1]], parts of which might be re-used here, in particular various definitions in cryptography.
However, that documentation was released with the software under GPL, and I was paid to write it, so I do not own the copyright and need permission to re-use it. Here is email from project Leader John Gilmore:
from John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
to Sandy Harris <sandyinchina@gmail.com>
date Dec 24, 2007 6:04 AM
subject Re: FreeS/WAN question
> I'd like to use text from the FreeS/WAN documentation,
> re-releasing it under their Creative Commons license.
> However, since it was "work for hire", the project owns
> the copyright, not me, so I think I need permission
> before doing that.
> Can I have that permission?
Yes, you can license a copy of the FreeS/WAN documentation
under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Have fun!
John