[documentation] license page in "Getting started"?

[Steven Peck]

You don't download code from the handbooks (snippets are not
downloaded and they are clearly covered under CC).  Such a notice
would be more appropriate on the project pages though a license is
already included in each download.  Not everything can be 'top level'
and the existing organization is to give new people a trail to follow
by grouping like subjects under the appropriate headings.

I have updated slightly the introductory sentence found
http://drupal.org/getting-started/project-features



On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 5:36 AM, Peter Wolanin <pwolanin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Larry,
>
>  working on this issue: http://drupal.org/node/130054
>
>  I noticed there doesn't seem to be a docs page anywhere upfront that
>  makes very clear the license covering all core and contrib code.  For
>  example, I'd like to see a clear statement like  "all code downloaded
>  from drupal.org is licensed under the GPL".  I think this is a piece
>  of information that should be very easy to find for a new visitor.
>
>  I expected to see such a page as a child page for:
>  http://drupal.org/getting-started
>
>  Two levels down, within a list it's mentioned that core is GPL:
>  http://drupal.org/principles
>
>  and in an entirely different section that contrib code must be:
>  http://drupal.org/node/7765
>
>  What do you think?  Should I add such a page?
>
>  -Peter
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