[SDL] Wiki Content License

[Glenn Maynard]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 04:26:38PM -0500, Bob Pendleton wrote:
> There are a lot of different open documentation licenses. Just like open
> source license they range from very permissive licenses that are very
> much like the BSD license to fairly restrictive license that are much
> like the GPL. In fact the FSF has the Free Documentation License (FDL)
> that is very much like the GPL. Or, it is possible to place the
> documentation in the public domain.

I recommend anyone considering using the GFDL for any purpose read:

   http://people.debian.org/~srivasta/Position_Statement.xhtml

I don't use SDL much, now, and so don't plan on contributing to the Wiki,
so don't weigh my opinion as a contributor--I'm only aiming to make people
aware of the serious issues with this license before it's applied to more
documentation.

I would recommend using the same license on documentation as the code itself;
this simplifies things substantially, and avoids license compatibility issues
between code and documentation; for example, allowing inclusion of code from
the library in the documentation if useful for demonstration.

-- 
Glenn Maynard