On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 09:11:57AM -0500, James Simmons wrote:
Thanks for all the responses to my questions. I plan to use this information in my FLOSS Manual. I already have chapters on Copyrights and on preparing submissions to PG, but the Rule 6 submission procedure probably deserves its own chapter in the Appendix. I plan to both link to and quote extensively from the sources you have given me.
I don't recommend putting Rule 6 into a book that won't be updated quite frequently. The procedures change sometimes, and the canonical information is at http://copy.pglaf.org
One of you seemed to suggest that the Rule 6 procedures were hard to find (that is, not on the PG site or linked from it) on purpose. I'm a little puzzled by that.
That was me. The reason is that we don't accept rule 6 evidence from people who haven't already demonstrated their diligence and attention to detail. For such people, we actually replicate their research. In short, we prefer people to first do some rule 1 work, then move to rule 6 once they are a little more comfortable with how things work. FWIW, our copyright lawyer wants us to have much stricter (more difficult) processes for rule 6. I have resisted this, instead choosing to make a decision based on the evidence presented, the history of the submitter, and assessment about the author, subject matter, and other factors that might indicate risk. Essentially, I have opted to have a squishier process, rather than have a much more difficult series of evidence to present. -- Greg
I'll probably re-do some of my Rule 6 clearance requests when the books I'm preparing for PG Canada are done.
Thanks again,
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