Re: Copyright violation in utils/bsdiff 4.2-1
Colin Percival said on Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 11:00:47PM -0700,:
> > * Added text from website into README.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> The text from my website appears as part of bsdiff_4.2-1.diff.gz.
>
> My website, as an original creative work, is covered by copyright
> laws and treaties. I did not give permission for my website to be
> copied and redistributed.
>
> I don't think I need to explain the problem any further...
>
Looks like the README is a *verbatim* copy of
http://www.daemonology.net/bsdiff/ ; and the page does not have any
copyright notice - which means copying is prohibited.
I am filing a bug...
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Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.port5.com
It's not the software that's free; it's you.
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