[FM Discuss] Front and back matter, copyrights

[adam hyde]

On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 20:22 -0700, Edward Cherlin wrote:

> 
> >> They also don't specify the versions of software being described in
> >> any obvious way.
> >
> > so, include that info in the introduction
> 
> That's fine for books discussing one piece of software. How about Circumvention?
> 

add that info in any manual where ever you think it is necessary

> I see that I did make a mistake there. OK, so in the version on Write,
> the content changed, and the _Credits_ didn't get updated. I suppose
> you plan to do the update when we publish a new "edition"?
> 

yes. thats exactly right - its all automated. when you press publish the
up-to-date copyright info is automagically generated for the static
sources

adam


> >> Also, why is the overall copyright given as Adam Hyde and not Floss
> >> Manuals? Copyright ownership matters very little in practice, since
> >> the real question is the licensing, but it still looks to me like bad
> >> form.
> 
> > there is no overall copyright given to anything. i have no idea what you
> > are referring to. we deal with copyright on a per-chapter basis. if you
> > create a chapter you get the copyright.
> 
> Yes, I see my mistake. That's the Credits chapter.
> 
> >> I'm trying to find the version information for the TurtleArt book,
> >> because it has just been confirmed today that file sharing now works
> >> correctly, and I wanted to document it. I believe that this is in TA
> >> 66, but I'll check before I make any changes.
> >>
> >
> > okedoke
> >
> > adam
> >
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