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Are these copyright free textbooks? I am curious to how this free textbook thing works. There are so many free textbook projects going around the world. Can any
by ujjwalg 17y ago
Are these copyright free textbooks? I am curious to how this free textbook thing works. There are so many free textbook projects going around the world. Can anyone use the content, reference the content and use it for commercial purpose?
- keenerd 17y agoTable with licenses: http://textbookrevolution.org/index.php?title=Special:Ask&offset=0&limit=500&q=%5B%5BCategory%3ABook%5D%5D&p=format%3Dbroadtable&po=%3FAuthor%0A%3FLicense%0A http://textbookrevolution.org/index.php?title=Special:Ask... So yes and no, depending on the book.
- ujjwalg 17y agoThat is great information. Also, when it says "GNU Free Documentation License" does it mean that anyone can use the text for commercial purpose?
- keenerd 17y agoGlad you like it. But I am an electrical engineer, not a lawyer. So... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=GNU+Free+Documentation+License&l=1 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=GNU+Free+Documentation+License&l=1
- ZeroGravitas 17y agoYes, the GNU FDL was what Wikipedia was (and mostly is) licenced under. They've shifted to a Creative Commons licence that achieves much the same thing because the GNU FDL has some awkward requirements from it's history as a software documentation licence from the pre-web era.