There is currently a RC bug reported against gucharmap (#216118),
because it includes files derived from the Unicode character database.
The license for these files is available at
http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UCD.html
I'm pasting it below.
Limitations on Rights to Redistribute This Data
Recipient is granted the right to make copies in any form for
internal distribution and to freely use the information supplied
in the creation of products supporting the UnicodeTM Standard.
The files in the Unicode Character Database can be redistributed
to third parties or other organizations (whether for profit or
not) as long as this notice and the disclaimer notice are
retained. Information can be extracted from these files and used
in documentation or programs, as long as there is an
accompanying notice indicating the source.
The file Unihan.txt contains older and inconsistent Terms of
Use. That language is overridden by these terms.
Of course we can't ship such files in main. However, only derived
versions are shipped, and they are generated from UCD by "extracting the
information".
So the question is, does this licensing allow for shipping the generated
files under any license? Here, the GPL.
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