[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

[CVS User joey]

Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2006-36.wml 
Log Message:
To quote or not to quote

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-36.wml	2006/09/05 06:09:04	1.18
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-36.wml	2006/09/05 07:23:30	1.19
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@
 the University of Zürich.  The second bug squashing party will take place on
 October 6th to 8th at the same location.</p>
 
+<p><strong>Permission for Quotes.</strong> Sebastian Wangnick <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/09/msg00001.html">wondered</a>
+if citing small portions of text or code is allowed without asking for
+permission and with ignoring a potential license and presumed that quoting as
+an illustration or explanation is allowed by the German <a
+href="http://www.sakowski.de/skripte/urheber2.html">Urheberrecht</a> but using
+foreign code as as a mandatory element in the software would not be OK.
+Michael Poole <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/09/msg00003.html">added</a>
+that including a section of code containing creative expression for functional
+purposes rather than teaching, commentary, or similar purposes is not fair
+practice.</p>
+
 <p><strong>Security Updates.</strong> You know the drill.  Please make sure
 that you update your systems if you have any of these packages installed.</p>