[Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

[Phil Nash]

Ray Saintonge wrote:
>> geni wrote:
>>> 2009/3/15 Charlotte Webb :
>>>
>>>> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Ray Saintonge  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> If the people producing the mugs want that they are free to
>>>>>> produce a version of the history on their servers or more
>>>>>> legally more solid include a sheet of paper with a complete list
>>>>>> of authors with the mug.
>>>>>>
>>>>> It's hard to know who's being serious here.
>>>>>
>>>> Indeed, would I be violating the GFDL if I open the box, throw away
>>>> the paper, but keep the mug...
>>>>
>>> No. Only if you then give the mug to someone else, make copies and
>>> give those to someone else or err publicly perform the mug.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> So, if I want to give to give a mug with an erotic description of the
>> Kama Sutra to my girl friend, I also need to give her this list of
>> authors.  Are there really people here who would be so law-abiding
>> that they would threaten their love-life with that kind of
>> anti-climax?

Print the list on the base of the mug in a 2 pt font; satisfies the 
requirements, and doesn't compromise whatever effect you wish to achieve by 
the gift. Although, if such a gift could "threaten a love-life", either I've 
missed your satirical intent, or something else needs attention.