Thread: Russian translation publication
Hello, I have translated into Russian first two parts of the PostgreSQL documentation and want to publish my work. Can I create app for Google Play Market as an e-book that will contain my translation? Can I make it paid? Should I add some special notices to the doc? If you're interested in it, I can send you my translation. When the translation will be completed I would be happy to see it as existing official Japan and French manuals. Best wishes, Alexander
Alexander Law escribió: > Hello, > > I have translated into Russian first two parts of the PostgreSQL > documentation and want to publish my work. > Can I create app for Google Play Market as an e-book that will > contain my translation? > Can I make it paid? > Should I add some special notices to the doc? The manuals are BSD-licensed, just like the source code is. You can do anything you want with it; selling a translation is certainly an option and has been done before. I don't think you are required to add notices (but you're free to do so if you wish). IANAL. > If you're interested in it, I can send you my translation. > When the translation will be completed I would be happy to see it as > existing official Japan and French manuals. That sounds great. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
On Mar 5, 2013 4:09 PM, "Alvaro Herrera" <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>
> Alexander Law escribió:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have translated into Russian first two parts of the PostgreSQL
> > documentation and want to publish my work.
> > Can I create app for Google Play Market as an e-book that will
> > contain my translation?
> > Can I make it paid?
> > Should I add some special notices to the doc?
>
> The manuals are BSD-licensed, just like the source code is. You can do
> anything you want with it; selling a translation is certainly an option
> and has been done before. I don't think you are required to add notices
> (but you're free to do so if you wish). IANAL.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what it says. We would of course always appreciate a link back.
We've had others who've actually paid us a royalty on their sales, but that's been purely voluntary.
Note that as long as it's paid for its not going to get linked from the pg websites of course.
> > If you're interested in it, I can send you my translation.
> > When the translation will be completed I would be happy to see it as
> > existing official Japan and French manuals.
>
> That sounds great.
>
+1,that would be excellent.
/Magnus
On 3/5/13 10:08 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Alexander Law escribió: >> Hello, >> >> I have translated into Russian first two parts of the PostgreSQL >> documentation and want to publish my work. >> Can I create app for Google Play Market as an e-book that will >> contain my translation? >> Can I make it paid? >> Should I add some special notices to the doc? > > The manuals are BSD-licensed, just like the source code is. You can do > anything you want with it; selling a translation is certainly an option > and has been done before. I don't think you are required to add notices > (but you're free to do so if you wish). IANAL. "Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, ***provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies***." [my emphasis] In a book, this would typically appear in the imprint on one of the first few pages. (This happens automatically if you use the DocBook sources and the standard toolchains.)
06.03.2013 02:13, Peter Eisentraut пишет: > On 3/5/13 10:08 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: >> Alexander Law escribió: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have translated into Russian first two parts of the PostgreSQL >>> documentation and want to publish my work. >>> Can I create app for Google Play Market as an e-book that will >>> contain my translation? >>> Can I make it paid? >>> Should I add some special notices to the doc? >> The manuals are BSD-licensed, just like the source code is. You can do >> anything you want with it; selling a translation is certainly an option >> and has been done before. I don't think you are required to add notices >> (but you're free to do so if you wish). IANAL. > "Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its > documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written > agreement is hereby granted, ***provided that the above copyright notice > and this paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all > copies***." [my emphasis] > > In a book, this would typically appear in the imprint on one of the > first few pages. (This happens automatically if you use the DocBook > sources and the standard toolchains.) > Thank you for your answers. Yes, I will make the pdf from the docbook, just adding myself as a translator (in section "othercredit"). Best regards, Alexander