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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...

-- 
         Mahesh T. Pai    <<>>   http://paivakil.port5.com
It's not the software that's free; it's you.



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