[Koha-devel] Koha Documentation Structure

[MJ Ray]

On 2004-10-04 15:14:33 +0100 Joshua Ferraro <jmf at kados.org> wrote:

> However, I do think we should at least consider the possibility of a 
> printed 
> manual at some time in the future.  So which license is likely
> not to prevent a publisher from signing on?  Or would we self-publish?

I have seen this debated in a few other groups, most recently 
schemecookbook.org. Also, I still have a copy of the book contract I 
signed a few years ago (since cancelled before publication) which is a 
standard "fill in the gaps" affair. I have not had a book get finished 
yet, though...

As far as I can tell, you will not be able to use most publishers' 
standard contracts if you are not the copyright holder and have some 
content under existing licences.

Debates on this often have people guessing about publishers, which 
doesn't really help. There are free-software-friendly publishers like 
Network Theory http://www.network-theory.co.uk/ so a free software 
licence shouldn't really prevent getting a publisher.

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