Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 19 Jul 2003 08:36:27 +1000 | From | Michael Still <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] docbook: Added support for generating man files |
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On 18 Jul 2003, Alan Cox wrote:
Hey,
thanks to Sam, Andries and yourself for showing an interest in the patch.
> On Gwe, 2003-07-18 at 22:23, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > > Hi Linus - please apply. Only docbook relevant changes [with patch this time]. > > > > Originally by Michael Still <mikal@stillhq.com> > > > > This patch adds two new targets to the docbook makefile -- mandocs, and > > IS there any chance it could incorporate the GPL by a slightly smaller > reference or even a link for the HTML one, it looks great except that > 90% of the manual page is a GPL each time 8)
Well, the only part which comes from this patch is:
<para> If you have comments on the formatting of this manpage, then please contact Michael Still (mikal\@stillhq.com). </para>
<para> This documentation was generated with kernel version $ARGV[2]. </para>
I can shorten this if people would like.
The GPL bit people have commented on is actually extracted from the front matter of the SGML file being converted inside <legalnotice></legalnotice>. Therefore, if the SGML kerneldoc output we already have includes the GPL, then so does the man page. I have not imposed new license conditions on the documentation.
If people are comfortable with dropping the legal notice, or perhaps inserting a line saying "refer to file X for the license on this documentation", then I'll do that and send a new patch.
Cheers, Mikal
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