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[Ilya Haykinson <haykinson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Benjamin,

Thanks for pointing out our license setting, I didn't notice it. However, I
would appreciate if you can ensure that Albert agrees to release his manual
text under CC-BY or CC-BY-SA so that we're free to use the text without
worry.

-ilya

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Ilya,
>
> I think we can do what we want with the content that Albert has given us -
> I can email him and confirm the license though.
>
> Our manual is CC-BY-SA as it says on the wiki and Launchpad.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Ilya Haykinson <haykinson@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> One question here is about licensing -- the attached document contains a
>> copyright statement and nothing else. What license are we using for the
>> Manual? CC-BY? CC-BY-SA? GFDL? Is this document also being relicensed under
>> a compatible license in order to allow us to share?
>>
>> -ilya
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Albert has kindly allowed us to use some of his manual that he's compiled
>>> over the years of using Linux. I suggest you download it and take a look -
>>> it's 47 pages of good stuff! Very useful for the troubleshooting chapter,
>>> I'd imagine.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Forwarded conversation
>>> Subject: Ubuntu manual
>>> ------------------------
>>>
>>> From: *Albert van Aardt* <Avanaardt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:12 PM
>>> To: "humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx" <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Benjamin,
>>>
>>> Attached is my own "manual" containing all odds 'n sods I have gathered
>>> over the years. Some from scouring the 'Net and others from trail and error.
>>> You are more than welcome to copy and paste whatever you want.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately I can't get more involved in the Ubuntu Manual project - am
>>> a teacher myself at Northland Polytechnic and things are hectic right now.
>>> However, if you have the odd question now and again, I'll be more than happy
>>> to try and help out!
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Albert
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>> Dr. Albert van Aardt
>>> Principal Academic Staff Member
>>> Department of Computing and Information Systems
>>> Northland Polytechnic
>>> Whangarei
>>> New Zealand
>>> Tel:  +64 (0)9 470 3703
>>> Cell: +64 (0)27 232 2366
>>> ----------
>>> From: *Benjamin Humphrey* <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:53 PM
>>> To: Albert van Aardt <Avanaardt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Albert,
>>>
>>> Wow thankyou! That is fantastic, I'll pass it onto the team. I'm sure
>>> many authors would love to see it, especially the guys doing the
>>> troubleshooting chapter.
>>> --
>>> Benjamin Humphrey
>>>
>>> Ubuntu Manual Project Leader
>>> Dunedin, New Zealand
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Benjamin Humphrey
>>>
>>> Ubuntu Manual Project Leader
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>>>
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>>>
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>>
>
>
> --
> Benjamin Humphrey
>
> Ubuntu Manual Project Leader
> Dunedin, New Zealand
>
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>
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