[Foundation-l] GFDL 1.3 Release

[Bryan Tong Minh]

On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Bryan Tong Minh
<bryan.tongminh at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM,  <psychoslave at culture-libre.org> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 1:49 PM, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2)It's taken years to get the FSF to agree to let us get around one
>>>> set of compatibility problems. Switching to FAL means we may end up in
>>>> the same situation with a different organisation
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not to mention the uncertainty that arises from the lack of an
>>> aggregration clause in the FAL.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bryan
>>
>> What do you mean by "aggregration clause", I fail to understand ? Could
>> you tell it with other words, please ?
>>
>>
> The aggregration clause is a clause in the GFDL that allows you to
> combine both GFDL and non-GFDL work into one aggregration. We rely on
> this clause to embed non-GFDL images in GFDL text.
>
> The FAL does unlike the GFDL and CC licenses not contain such a clause
> and it is undetermined whether you can legally use FAL work in
> combination with GFDL or CC licensed work. (AFAIK, IANAL)
>
>
> Bryan
>

I am confused now, because there is a clause called "Incorporation of
the work". I am probably confusing this license with an other, but I
can't remember which.


Bryan