The Speakup User's Guide, official release

[Janina Sajka]

No, the real thanks here need to go to you for making this user level
HOWTO. We've desparately needed it for many years. It's a great
document, and I expect a lot of people are going to get serious benefit
from it for many years to come. Thanks to you for making such a great
doc. And thanks for getting it so right on the first pass. I happen to
know how hard that can be! <grin>

Gene Collins writes:
> Thanks Janina.  I have just updated the text file on the site to be
> licensed under the gnu/fdl.
> 
> I went and read the license text from the sfs site, and it looks like
> what I intend.
> 
> Thanks for pointing me at this.
> 
> Gene
> 
> >OK, Gene. I'll undertake an html edition of your HOWTO. I'll send it to
> >you first when I've finished. I agree about the value of keeping both a
> >plain text and html edition.
> >
> >I think the main diff between GPL and GFDL is the language involved.
> >After all, documentation is not code. So, the GPL's authorization to
> >copy and improve code is meaningless with documentation. The GFDL
> >specifies about the freedom to distribute, modify, etc., and under what
> >conditions--in other words keeping the same principles in play, but for
> >the text, not for the code that isn't present anyway.
> >
> >Thus, copyright being a legal thing, it has some legal teeth, where GPL
> >probably doesn't. But, I am no lawyer as you well know.
> >
> >Gene Collins writes:
> >> Hi Janina.  The version number is a good idea.
> >> 
> >> If you'd like to make an html file, I'd apreciate that.  The Table of
> >> Contents is a good idea, as well as links to the urls mentioned in the
> >> document.
> >> 
> >> When you have the html file ready, let me know.  I think we'll keep both
> >> the html version and the plain text version on the site.
> >> 
> >> I haven't checked out the documentation license yet.  Can you brieffly
> >> summarize the differences from the GPL?  Thanks.
> >
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Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com

Chair, Accessibility Workgroup		Free Standards Group (FSG)
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