Other tips for using the GNU FDL

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How does one use the optional features of the FDL?

We have a separate page that discusses how to use the optional features of the FDL.

Where must one put the license notification?

It is sufficient to put the full license notice in the "main" file of your document. For example, with the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, we have many files included by elisp.texi. We keep the full notification in elisp.texi, and in the other files we simply write: 
@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999
@c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.

What do I do with scripts that are needed to render my document properly ?

We recommend you release these scripts under the GNU FDL as well. Of course, if these scripts are generally useful for other tasks, it is a good idea to release them separately under the GNU GPL.

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Updated: Last modified: Sun Jul 15 13:07:04 CEST 2001