Why would he put up a public repository if he did not want the format copied?
Zed A. Shaw created project Learn X The Hard Way 2011-08-29 22:06:48 UTC
This is a skeleton book project that makes it easier to start working on a "Learn X The Hard Way"...
Saying that it's a template for a "Learn X The Hard Way" book sounds to me like an invitation to write a book titled "Learn X The Hard Way" (absent any statement on his site asking that people name their book something different).
