[GRASS-PSC] grass man translation

[Markus Neteler]

Helena,

I only skimmed this quickly but I think that the GPL applies
to the GRASS documentation as part of the software. So
GPL applies as usual. And citation goes also as usual...

Markus

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Helena Mitasova <hmitaso at unity.ncsu.edu> wrote:
> It turns out the author would like to get a letter from us - see below - who
> writes such a letter?
>  Is it really needed? Should this be raised with OSGeo too so that we have
> some common procedure?
>  I think that we need a quick answer for Nicholas and then
>  find a broader solution and include a link with relevant info to all man
> documents,
>
>  Helena
>
>
>  Begin forwarded message:
>
>
> > From: Nicolas Karanikolas <karanik at topo.auth.gr>
> > Date: February 24, 2008 3:22:22 AM EST
> > To: Helena Mitasova <hmitaso at unity.ncsu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: Dear Helena, Nicolas from Greece
> >
> > Υes it is about this material you are talking about.
> >
> > >
> > > http://grass.osgeo.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/index.html
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > In some cases I canged a lot of things, text pictures etc., but in others
> I follow your text
> > and I also use your pictures.
> > Offcourse there is a line in the beginning which is the basic reference of
> the book.
> > it says something like
> > "This whole book for open source gis, grass and qgis is based on the
> manual pages the reader can find in the following addresses ..." and
> offcourse there is a reference at the end.
> >
> > I just would like to write something like that "the print of the book
> comes by courtesy of the authors and the core team of grass and qgis"
> >
> > And if you could give it to me writen this would be the best for me. I
> would place your page at the beginning of the book.
> >
> > The qgis seems not to have a problem with this, allthough I hope that they
> will give me their final answer  in the next days.
> >
> > Finally I would like to say that there is no profit from this book for me,
> but there will be an isbn from the editing.
> >
> > Thanks for your answer, and I hope to hear from you soon,
> >
> > Nicolas
> >
> > On 24 Φεβ 2008, at 2:45 ΠΜ, Helena Mitasova wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Nicolas,
> > >
> > > which material are you talking about? Is it the collection of manual
> pages
> > > with basic intro listed here:
> > >
> > >
> > > or some other tutorials?
> > > many tutorials are published under creative commons license and
> > > you can modify and distribute it (including printing) as long as you
> > > credit the source.
> > >
> > > If most of the writing and examples are yours then you are
> > > the author and you can do what you want. Just reference the manual
> > > where appropriate.
> > >
> > > If the text is the same or almost the same as the english original
> > > you should still be able to print it and distribute to your students,
> > > but I can see that we do not have explicitly stated license for the
> > > manual, so let me raise the issue with the steering committee to
> > > make sure that it is stated on the web.
> > >
> > > How do you handle the QGIS part? Do you have some explicit
> > > permission from the steering committee?
> > >
> > > thanks for asking - it is a good question that needs to be resolved,
> > >
> > > Helena
> > >
> > > On Feb 23, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Nicolas Karanikolas wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dear Helena,
> > > >
> > > > My name in Nicolas Karanikolas
> > > >
> > > > I teach cartography and GIS in a Greek university.
> > > >
> > > > A few months ago i started making a translation of the Grass manual
> and after a lot of changes I prepared a greek manual according to my student
> needs.
> > > >
> > > > In the Greek manual I have allready referenced the grass manual but I
> didnt print it because i still dont have the right to translate the english
> manual.
> > > > Is there any way for me to print my book which is about Grass and
> Qgis???
> > > > I mean could I somehow take a letter from the Grass team in which they
> will say that I have the right to print my book using as basework their work
> in the english manual??
> > > >
> > > > I am not sure if you are the person I should contact but unfortunately
> I dont have any other mail adresses.
> > > > Could you please help me???
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > Dr. Nicolas Karanikolas
> > > > Greece
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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