[Koha] [Koha-devel] Koha Manual in Git

[Chris Cormack]

2009/10/20 Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com>:
> I misunderstood the difference between copyright and licensing (as in
> the GPL) and for that reason - and the fact that the 3.2 is so
> different from 3.0 - I will be re-writing the 3.2 manual from scratch
> (which will also force me to review every single section in more
> detail).  For right now I'm about to update the version that is in Git
> to include LibLime in the copyright tag (since it does include content
> from the old 3.0/3.2 manuals).
>
> For the future, I will be the main copyright holder on the manual and
> when the Koha Foundation is formed I will sign my copyright over to
> the Foundation as I don't think any one company should own the
> copyright - instead it should be community owned  (feel free to keep
> this email so that you have documentation of my promise).  Other
> copyright holders will be ByWater Solutions and BibLibre and anyone
> else who helps me write bits - or contributes their documentation for
> me to include in the manual.
>
> I hope this is acceptable to all - I think it's the best way to
> support the community and the best way to force me to make sure ever
> 3.2 feature is accurately documented :)
>
> Thanks everyone for your understanding and support so far,
> Nicole C. Engard
> Koha Documentation Manager
>
Sounds like a great plan to me,

1/ We get an updated accurate manual
2/ People don't get threatened with Lawyers

A big ++ to all your work on this Nicole, and my thanks to the people
in the community who have made it possible for you to do this

Chris