Re: Bug#191717: automake1.6: install-sh licensing nightmare?

[Anthony DeRobertis <asd@suespammers.org>]

On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 03:53 AM, Branden Robinson wrote:

> Is your argument that because of the nature of GNU automake, it might 
> be
> causing our users to inadvertently infringe MIT's copyright?

Yes, that's the argument. See the first paragraph under the quoted 
material, which reads in part:
    "...but it also automatically installs a copy of install-sh
     into automake-using packages when --add-missing is used.  The
     authors of these other software packages are almost certainly
     not aware of this clause in the install-sh license and how it
     affects their programs."