[flynn at energyhq.es.eu.org: Can the FreeBSD handbook be sold?]

[Nik Clayton]

On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 03:55:08PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> ----- Forwarded message from Miguel Mendez <flynn at energyhq.es.eu.org> -----
> 
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:53:28 +0200
> From: Miguel Mendez <flynn at energyhq.es.eu.org>
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I came across this:
> 
> http://store.fultus.com/product_info.php?cPath=5_10&products_id=1
> 
> These guys are selling a pdf version of the handbook for 35 bucks a pop.
> Is that legal? Because, if it is, I'll wget the online doc, pipe it to a
> pdf creator and sell it for $25 ;-P
> 
> I'm just curious about the status of documentation.

As long as the copyright, conditions, and disclaimer are included, as
described at:

    http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ln17.html

there's no problem.  This is no different from a multitude of
organisations producing FreeBSD CDs or DVDs and selling those.

N
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