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GNU Free Documentation License (view source)
Revision as of 16:28, February 18, 2009
, 16:28, February 18, 2009→Uptake of the GFDL: Expanded this. I have a few software manuals that use the GFDL but no one in their right mind (except Wikipedia) would use it for anything else!
== Uptake of the GFDL ==
== Uptake of the GFDL ==
It is rare to see a book or educational material that is based on reuse of material provided under this license. [[Conservapedia]] has rejected the GFDL as unnecessarily complex and too restrictive.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Copyright</ref>
The GFDL was only ever intended to be used in software documentation,<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:GNU_Free_Documentation_License&oldid=626654</ref> and it is quite widely used by the GNU project for this purpose. It is rare, however, to see books or educational material (except for a few software manuals) that make use of the license.
Wikipedia, the "free" encyclopedia controversially uses the GFDL, despite the fact it was never intended for use with such a project.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:GNU_Free_Documentation_License&oldid=626654</ref> This forces the users of Wikipedia to include vast lists of "authors" and the text of the license whenever they copy its content. In this respect, GFDL documents are very similar to a [[chain letter]]. In stark contrast, [[Conservapedia]] has rejected the GFDL as unnecessarily complex and too restrictive. Instead, <ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Copyright</ref> they believe that good faith use should not be hindered by red tape.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk%3AGNU_Free_Documentation_License&diff=626785&oldid=626777</ref>
== References ==
== References ==