Electronic Distribution of Materials Policy DRAFT 1

[cowan (John Cowan)]

Logical Languages Group Electronic Distribution of Materials Policy
DRAFT 1

This document is the report of the Committee on Electronic Distribution
of Materials of the Logical Languages Group, Inc.  It is being distributed
electronically for comment.  It does not yet represent a policy of the Logical
Languages Group, Inc.

This document is Copyright, 1991, by the Logical Languages Group, Inc.
All rights reserved.  Permission to copy granted subject to your verification
that this is the latest version of this document, that your distribution be for
the promotion of Lojban, that there is no charge for the product, and that
this copyright notice is included intact in the copy.

1) LLG publications and materials are hereby divided into three groups:
	Group A materials consist of text, and are sold at or near cost.
	Group B materials consist of text, and are sold above cost.
	Group C materials consist of computer software, and are sold above cost.
This division is independent of the division into Level 0-3 materials,
which depends not on cost but on the presumed interest level of the reader.

2) The following are non-exhaustive lists of materials in each group:
	Group A: JL and LK issues from 5 on; draft textbook lessons;
		word lists; ancillary materials.
	Group B: obsolete JL issues; the (as yet unwritten) textbook;
		the (as yet unwritten) dictionary.
	Group C: Logflash for PC and Mac; Lojban Parser (in beta release);
		lujvo-maker; random sentence generator.

3) LLG will provide all materials in Group A for electronic distribution
free of charge.  All materials, except word lists, will be copyrighted
using a copyright notice essentially similar to the one attached to this
draft policy.

4) To assure the integrity of electronically distributed LLG materials,
every document distributed electronically will bear a message digest value
computed using the MD4 algorithm, source code for which is publicly available.

5) LLG will make available, free of charge, a list of the message digest
values for all materials released in electronic distribution.  LLG will
also provide, free of charge, a program to compute message digest values with
the purchase of Group C materials, subject to technical limitations.

6) LLG intends to use the Planned Languages Server as the primary distribution
medium on the Internet.  Other distribution media on the same or other networks
may be established at LLG's discretion.

7) Materials in Group B and Group C will not be distributed electronically.
Group C materials in object form will be distributed on diskette and whatever
other media are technically available to LLG (currently, none).

8) Source code to Group C software will be made available on diskette or
other media to persons who sign a non-disclosure agreement with LLG, at a cost
equal to the cost of the Group C software in object form.

9) This policy will become effective when ratified by LLG's Board of Directors.
It may be altered at any time by LLG.