- From: Alfredo E. Alvarenga <alfredo@alvarenga-colbert.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 12:49:19 -0500
- To: w3c-translators@w3.org
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/ - under "Available languages": "The English version of this specification is the only normative version. However, for translations of this document, see http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/html40-updates/translations.html." My interpretation of "No right to create modifications or deri- vatives is granted pursuant to this license" is that the English version referred to above shall not be modified in any way, and that it is _the_ specification that governs. It does not prohibit creation of translated versions. IMHO, a true and accurate translation of the English version of the HTML 4.0 Specification upholds the above because it will convey the exact idea/message intended by the original specifica- tion to a given non-English target audience - neither more nor less than the original _normative_ English version. -- Alfredo Alvarenga On Sun, 11 Jan 1998 19:56:05 -0500, Alexander Belopolsky wrote: >Dear Editors and Translators, > >I've noticed recently that the new version of HTML4.0 recommendation >contains a copyright notice which may prohibit creation of translated >versions. http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/about.html#h-1.4 states that >"No right to create modifications or derivatives is granted pursuant >to this license." I am not good at reading legal texts, but to me it >seems to prohibit creation of translated versions. > >I would appreciate your comments. > >-- Alexander Belopolsky
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