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Re: [pygame] pygame documentation license



You'd probably need to ask a Lawyer - or ask your publisher to ask a Lawyer.

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 5:14 AM, Nathan Whitehead <nwhitehe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would like to include a quick reference to pygame functions in an
> appendix of my book.  Would it be permissible to use the documentation
> of pygame for this (reformatted and possibly reorganized)?
>
> It appears the documentation is LGPL.  The source code of the appendix
> would appear on the book's website (LaTeX source).  The entire book
> would not be LGPL.  Some chapters will appear for free on the website,
> others will not.  I think this would be OK, but I'm not a license
> expert.  Any thoughts?  Apart from legalities, would that be
> appropriate?
> --
> Nathan Whitehead
> deadpixelpress.com
>