[Foundation-l] GFDL 1.3 Release

[psychoslave at culture-libre.org]

> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Bryan Tong Minh
> <bryan.tongminh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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
>>
>
> Too answer myself: This was fixed in the 1.3 version of the license.
> The 1.2 version read: "Tous les éléments de cette oeuvre doivent
> demeurer libres, c'est pourquoi il ne vous est pas permis d'intégrer
> les originaux (originels et conséquents) dans une autre oeuvre qui ne
> serait pas soumise à cette licence." while the 1.3 one reads
> "Incorporating this work into a larger work that is not subject to the
> Free Art License shall not challenge the rights granted by this
> license." I don't exactly understand the 1.3 version but the 1.2
> version is clear that works may only be incorporated in FAL works.

Ok. And since there is a "this or any later version" writen in the FAL,
then this is not a problem, any FAL work you'll find can be used as a FAL
1.3 work.