Conflicting copyright claims
I would like to refer this bug to Debian Legal. I expected that it would
be treated more serisously because its determination affects Debian's
right to distribute gettext.
Basically, some files contain both a claim of copyright and a claim the
file's in the public domain. I, for one, don't see how both claims can
stand.
My discussion with the only author I could contact was unfruitful, but
on reflection I probably should have contacted the FSF and not the
author - it's the FSF that claims copyright.
See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412310
I don't wish to participate in the discussion, I know you folk know
better than I do how this sits with DFSG. My concern is that it be
considered, and I couldn't find a relevant bug and that's why I reported
it in the first place.
Please, don't cc me in any of this, I expect to find the resolution when
the bug report's updated.
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John
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