Rutebook and a lot more

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Fri Aug 29 00:37:13 UTC 2008


Rashkae wrote:

> NoOp wrote:

>> Unfortunately, the only way that I figured out how to do that was by
>> using Adobe Acrobat to generate the pdf w/bookmarks. I'll not release my
>> pdf as Rutebook is copyrighted:
> 
> Of course it's copyrighted.. everything is automatically copyrighted,
> including my words here, the moment I send it.

I absolutely agree.
 
> What's important is the terms granted by the author, the relevant ones
> here (though you should read the entire copyright file, located in your
> /usr/share/doc/rutebook folder)
> 
> 2. The work may not be modified except by a generic format translation
> utility, as may be appropriate for viewing the work using an alternative
> electronic media. Such a modified version of the work must clearly
> credit the author, display this license, and include all copyright
> notices. Such a modified version of the work must clearly state the
> means by which it was translated, as well as where an original copy may
> be obtained.

IANAL, but your version certainly would seem to qualify as a "generic format
translation", so the only thing you probably would need to add is a page
giving the translation steps.

otoh, there's probably an original LaTex version somewhere which could
produce a PDF as easily as it could produce HTML.
-- 
derek





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