Re: [OctDev] Clarification about PDF file license
* MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> [2008-04-09 10:20]:
> Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org> wrote:
> > [Please respect the M-F-T header when replying]
>
> Not visible on this client. Guessing. Please state wishes in body.
It was:
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> > Also, the TeXinfo source file contains scraps that are extracted from other
> > files (*.cc) distributed in the tarball. These files are released under
> > GPL-2+. Does that constitute a violation of the GPL?
>
> I can't identify which scraps were copied into fixed.txi from the links you
> gave, but I think so and I think you need extra permission from the copyright
> holders of the GPL-2+ scraps to release under this licence, or permission from
> Motorola to release with parts under the GPL.
That was a misunderstanding of mine. I looked again in the texi file and
there are no scraps coming from elsewhere (I though it was from fixed,cc).
Sorry.
--
Rafael
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