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SubjectRe: Documentation - How to debug ACPI Problems
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On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:40:01 EDT, Len Brown said:
>
> > +Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>, 2007
> > +Copyright (C) 2007 SUSE Linux GmbH
>
> While it seems to be generally customary to identify the authors of Documentation
> files, it doesn't seem to be customary for them to assert a copyright.
> Is this really necessary? My concern is that it could discourage contributors
> for user or changing the text in any way they see fit.
>
> can anybody offer guidance on this?

Well, if it's a GPL-friendly license on the document, the contributors should
feel free to change it as needed - that's the point of the GPL.

What it *does* make clear is that the doc was a "work for hire" under
copyright law, and that if there's infringement, it isn't Thomas that's
going to come looking for you, it's Suse Linux GmbH.
> thanks,
> -Len
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