Hi, I'm currently packaging DSSI for debian (an API similar to LADSPA but for synthesiser instruments; it can be used by the new versions of rosegarden for instance). There are various parts licensed in ways under LGPL, GPL and BSD in different combinations all of which look ok. The one part I'm concerned about is: ================= Licensing for the files in the examples directory may vary: please check the individual files for details. Most of them are in the public domain, which means you can use them for anything you want. ================= Having checked the individual files, they're all (bar one) listed as being authored by the individual authors of the project (Chris Cannam, Sean Bolton and Steve Harris). I'm wondering if the 'you can use them for anything you want' is enough to solve the possible 'some countries don't have the concept of public domain' problem as it seems to be stating the intent of the authors. dssi_osc_send.c PD (SB) dssi_osc_update.c PD (SB) less_trivial_synth.c PD (SH) less_trivial_synth_qt_gui.cpp PD (CC, SH) less_trivial_synth_qt_gui.h PD (CC, SH) saw.h NO LICENSE; JUST NUMBERS; Used by less_trivial_synth.c trivial_sampler.c PD (CC, SH, SB) trivial_sampler.h PD (CC, SH, SB) trivial_sampler_qt_gui.cpp PD (CC, SH, SB) trivial_sampler_qt_gui.h PD (CC, SH, SB) trivial_synth.c PD (SH) saw.h is just a float array containing numbers representing a saw wave so may not be copyrightable anyways as it's so trivial. Can people suggest whether all of this is OK to go into main or if I need to get clarification from upstream about the PD parts. Cheers, Mark -- Mark Hymers, University of Newcastle Medical School Intercalating Medical Student (MBBS / PhD)
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