Re: [PATCH] docbook: Added support for generating man files

[Michael Still <mikal@stillhq.com>]

On 18 Jul 2003, Alan Cox wrote:

Hey,

thanks to Sam, Andries and yourself for showing an interest in the patch.

> On Gwe, 2003-07-18 at 22:23, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > Hi Linus - please apply. Only docbook relevant changes [with patch this time].
> > 
> > Originally by Michael Still <mikal@stillhq.com>
> >  
> > This patch adds two new targets to the docbook makefile -- mandocs, and
> 
> IS there any chance it could incorporate the GPL by a slightly smaller
> reference or even a link for the HTML one, it looks great except that
> 90% of the manual page is a GPL each time 8)

Well, the only part which comes from this patch is:

<para>
If you have comments on the formatting of this manpage, then please contact
Michael Still (mikal\@stillhq.com).
</para>

<para>
This documentation was generated with kernel version $ARGV[2].
</para>

I can shorten this if people would like.

The GPL bit people have commented on is actually extracted from the front
matter of the SGML file being converted inside
<legalnotice></legalnotice>. Therefore, if the SGML kerneldoc output we
already have includes the GPL, then so does the man page. I have not
imposed new license conditions on the documentation.

If people are comfortable with dropping the legal notice, or perhaps 
inserting a line saying "refer to file X for the license on this 
documentation", then I'll do that and send a new patch.

Cheers,
Mikal

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