Re: gpstrans copyright
>Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca> wrote:
>robbie@scot-mur.demon.co.uk wrote:
>> gpstrans is in main, but I think it is non-free. the copyright file is:
>>
>> GPStrans is FreeWare. I'm releasing this source code to the
>> public domain. You can redistribute it as often as you want
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> as long as you let the original copyright notice in. If you
>> like to do changes to GPStrans, please contact me before so
>> that we can coordinate the work.
>>
>> GPStrans is Copyright 1995 by Carsten tschach
>> (tschach@zedat.fu-berlin.de). The datum translation-routines
>> are based on the program MacGPS from John F. Waers
>> (jfwaers@csn.net).
I maintain this package. I decided that as long as he stated "public
domain", then all those other statements were not important.
>> The auther is obviously confused about freeware, free software, public
>> domane etc.
Yes.
> Until then it should be moved to non-free. I'm not too
>sure what package the bug report should be filed against
>(gpstrans or ftp.debian.org ?)
It should probably be against the package.
- Jim Van Zandt
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