[Foundation-l] re GFDL publisher credit

Fri Jul 14 21:47:43 UTC 2006

On 7/14/06, Robert Scott Horning <robert_horning at netzero.net> wrote:
> BTW, the Library of Congress does not have a maximum limit of only 5
> copyright claimants, but since the GFDL suggests the number of 5 people
> listed, most people assume that is the most that you are permitted to
> list as authors.  It is not, and I don't see a problem with listing 20
> or more people, as can happen with some Wikimedia projects.  For
> Wikibooks, that can be 20 different people with significant
> contributions.  My reading of the GFDL is that it suggests that you
> should list at least five different people if there were that many
> contributors, and that meets the minimum terms of the GFDL, and not
> necessarily even the minimum requirements for copyright law.
>
This is a common misconception.  The GFDL requires you list at least 5
authors (plus yourself) *on the title page*.  You are still required
to list *all* authors on the history page.

Anthony