Re: F+O spec : function finder

I'm not a lawyer. I sympathise with the problem, because I often have to interpret such prose myself, but I couldn't possibly advise anyone else on how to interpret it. 

Michael Kay
Saxonica

> On 3 Dec 2016, at 17:05, Benito van der Zander <benito@benibela.de> wrote:
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> Hi Michael,
> 
> >, anyone may prepare and distribute derivative works and portions of this document in software, in supporting materials accompanying software, and in documentation of software, PROVIDED that all such works include the notice below. HOWEVER, the publication of derivative works of this document for use as a technical specification is expressly prohibited.
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> 
> I do not know what a technical specification is :(
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> Is it a list? Is it a long list?    
> Is XQuery a _technical_ specification? It only mentions being a technical _report_.
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> 
> Bye,
> Benito 
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> 
> 
> On 12/03/2016 05:03 PM, Michael Kay wrote:
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>>> On 3 Dec 2016, at 13:54, Benito van der Zander <benito@benibela.de <mailto:benito@benibela.de>> wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> inspired by this I made a list for XPath 3.0, JSONiq and my implementation: 
>>> http://www.benibela.de/documentation/internettools/xpath-functions.html <http://www.benibela.de/documentation/internettools/xpath-functions.html>
>>> 
>>> Without any content and just many links to the F&O it looks rather void of information.
>>> 
>>> Is one allowed to copy pieces of F&O (or the EXPath specs) in the list, so it can say what each function does? 
>>> 
>>>         
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>> The license terms are here:
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>> 
>> Michael Kay
>> Saxonica
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