Bug#387624: License statement for latex-tipps-and-tricks files
On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 16:59 +0100, Thomas Weber wrote:
>
> I don't know if you are aware of it, but the README at
> ftp://tug.ctan.org/pub/tex-archive/info/examples/ltt/README
>
> now states:
>
> <snip>
> "License is (according to the upload notice by the author):
> Debian Free Software Guidelines."
I don't think this helps much. The DFSG are not a license but guidlines
to judge licenses by. It is good that the uploader to CTAN stated that
the license is DFSG free, but one still needs the explicit license.
> I also had a short look at the book, there's nothing in it about the
> examples, except for the download location (so I didn't find anything
> contradicting the above).
Some years ago I would have said 'fine'. Nowadays one should be more
careful. Hence an explicit statement by the author which files are
released under which license would be the best thing to have.
cheerio
ralf
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