Le mercredi 12 septembre 2007 à 05:04 -0500, Ron Johnson a écrit : > > Sorry, but the license doesn't allow that. > > Which license? I've looked a a few RFCs, and they each seem to have > a different (sometimes non-existent) license. All, though, seem to > say, "Distribution of this memo is unlimited." > > It would be useful to show John and I some specific examples of RFCs > that don't allow any reformatting or translation derivations.
You've just found them. Without explicit permission, they are not permitted. > > Not being able to draft derived versions of specifications is another > > plain stupid idea. > > Since when can't you draft derived versions? > > RFC 1725 is (quoting the text) "primarily a minor revision to RFC > 1460", which in turn is (again quoting the text) "primarily a minor > revision to [RFC1225]", which itself in turn is based on ideas from > RFCs 918, 937, and 1081. You can draft derived versions, but you can't distribute them until they are accepted as new RFCs. This is a serious limitation in free software development, where anyone must be able to contribute in very quickly-moving projects. -- .''`. Josselin Mouette /\./\ : :' : [EMAIL PROTECTED] `. `' [EMAIL PROTECTED] `- Debian GNU/Linux -- The power of freedom
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