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Version 1.3, 3 November 2008 | Version 1.3, 3 November 2008 | ||
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. https://www.FSF.org | Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. https://www.FSF.org | ||
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==0. PREAMBLE== | ==0. PREAMBLE== | ||
The purpose of this | The purpose of this {{tag|GNU license|License}} is to make a manual, textbook, or other functional and useful document "free" in the sense of freedom: to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifying it, either [[:Category:Commercial|commercially]] or [[:Category:Non-commercial|noncommercially]]. Secondarily, this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others. | ||
This License is a kind of "{{tag|copyleft}}", which means that derivative works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense. It complements the [[:Category: | This License is a kind of "{{tag|copyleft}}", which means that derivative works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense. It complements the [[:Category:GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]], which is a copyleft license designed for [[:Category:Free software|free software]]. | ||
We have designed this License in order to use it for [[:Category:Manuals|manuals]] for free software, because free software needs free documentation: a free program should come with manuals providing the same freedoms that the [[:Category:Software|software]] does. But this License is not limited to software manuals; it can be used for any textual work, regardless of subject matter or whether it is published as a printed [[:Category:Books|book]]. We recommend this License principally for works whose purpose is instruction or reference. | We have designed this License in order to use it for [[:Category:Manuals|manuals]] for free software, because free software needs free [[:Category:Documentation|documentation]]: a free program should come with manuals providing the same freedoms that the [[:Category:Software|software]] does. But this License is not limited to software manuals; it can be used for any textual work, regardless of subject matter or whether it is published as a printed [[:Category:Books|book]]. We recommend this License principally for works whose purpose is instruction or reference. | ||
==1. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS== | ==1. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS== | ||
This License applies to any manual or other work, in any medium, that contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it can be distributed under the terms of this License. Such a notice grants a world-wide, royalty-free license, unlimited in duration, to use that work under the conditions stated herein. The "Document", below, refers to any such manual or work. Any member of the public is a licensee, and is addressed as "you". You accept the license if you copy, modify or distribute the work in a way requiring permission under copyright law. | This License applies to any manual or other work, in any medium, that contains a notice placed by the [[:Category:Copyright|copyright]] holder saying it can be distributed under the terms of this License. Such a notice grants a world-wide, royalty-free license, unlimited in duration, to use that work under the conditions stated herein. The "Document", below, refers to any such manual or work. Any member of the public is a licensee, and is addressed as "you". You accept the license if you copy, modify or distribute the work in a way requiring permission under copyright [[:Category:Law|law]]. | ||
A "Modified Version" of the Document means any work containing the Document or a portion of it, either copied verbatim, or with modifications and/or translated into another language. | A "Modified Version" of the Document means any work containing the Document or a portion of it, either copied verbatim, or with modifications and/or translated into another [[:Category:Language|language]]. | ||
A "Secondary Section" is a named appendix or a front-matter section of the Document that deals exclusively with the relationship of the publishers or authors of the Document to the Document's overall subject (or to related matters) and contains nothing that could fall directly within that overall subject. (Thus, if the Document is in part a textbook of mathematics, a Secondary Section may not explain any mathematics.) The relationship could be a matter of historical connection with the subject or with related matters, or of legal, commercial, philosophical, ethical or political position regarding them. | A "Secondary Section" is a named appendix or a front-matter section of the Document that deals exclusively with the relationship of the publishers or authors of the Document to the Document's overall subject (or to related matters) and contains nothing that could fall directly within that overall subject. (Thus, if the Document is in part a textbook of [[:Category:Mathematics|mathematics]], a Secondary Section may not explain any mathematics.) The relationship could be a matter of historical connection with the subject or with related matters, or of legal, commercial, philosophical, ethical or political position regarding them. | ||
The "Invariant Sections" are certain Secondary Sections whose titles are designated, as being those of Invariant Sections, in the notice that says that the Document is released under this License. If a section does not fit the above definition of Secondary then it is not allowed to be designated as Invariant. The Document may contain zero Invariant Sections. If the Document does not identify any Invariant Sections then there are none. | The "Invariant Sections" are certain Secondary Sections whose titles are designated, as being those of Invariant Sections, in the notice that says that the Document is released under this License. If a section does not fit the above definition of Secondary then it is not allowed to be designated as Invariant. The Document may contain zero Invariant Sections. If the Document does not identify any Invariant Sections then there are none. | ||
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If you have Invariant Sections without Cover Texts, or some other combination of the three, merge those two alternatives to suit the situation. | If you have Invariant Sections without Cover Texts, or some other combination of the three, merge those two alternatives to suit the situation. | ||
If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of free software license, such as the [[:Category: | If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of free software license, such as the [[:Category:GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]], to permit their use in free software. | ||
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[[Category:WikiIndex|GNU Free Documentation License]] | [[Category:WikiIndex|GNU Free Documentation License]] | ||
[[Category:Wiki GNU Free Documentation License| ]] | [[Category:Wiki GNU Free Documentation License| ]] | ||
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