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Re: Public Domain again



On 31/01/2013 19:45, MJ Ray wrote:
> Jérémy.
>> Public domain is not a license, its meaning depends
>> on the country you're in. What if that country applies
>> laws that violate DFSG ?
>>
>> Please enlighten me.
> 
> Why?  Does this affect any software that you're packaging?

Not particularly. Some packages i can see sometimes have public domain
files in them.
 
> Short answer: any software in that country is not free software, but the
> bug is with the country's legal system, not Debian.

Will you still be uploading to main, if one day it becomes illegal
in your own country ?

Jérémy.

 


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