Bug#543997: texlive-publishers: obsolete (2006) versions of osa LaTeX stuff
I got this reply from the OSA people:
> From: "Dineen, Scott" <SDinee@osa.org>
> To: <aty@sciences.sdsu.edu>
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> Dear Dr. Young,
>
> I've added a LaTeX Project Public License statement to the OSA style =
> files and readme file (we had the statement in the BibTeX style files =
> but not the others). The LPPL license should be okay with Debian. We'll =
> also try to get the new OSA files into CTAN this week. Thanks for your =
> interest, and pls. let me know if you have any questions.
>
> With regards,
> Scott Dineen
>
>
> M. Scott Dineen
> Deputy Senior Director of Publications
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Young [mailto:aty@sciences.sdsu.edu]=20
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 2:59 PM
> To: Infobase
> Subject: LaTeX macros: licensing?
>
> Are the LaTeX templates, etc. in the tar file public domain, or
> copyrighted, or copylefted, or what? I asked that the current versions
> be added to the Debian package, and got the response below.
>
> -- A. T. Young
>
>
> > From hille42@web.de Fri Aug 28 10:30:33 2009
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> > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:09:39 +0200
> > From: Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>
> > To: "Andrew T. Young" <aty@mintaka.sdsu.edu>, 543997@bugs.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: Bug#543997: texlive-publishers: obsolete (2006) versions =
> of osa LaTeX stuff
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> > On 28.08.09 Andrew T. Young (aty@mintaka.sdsu.edu) wrote:
> >=20
> > Hi,
> >=20
> > > The Optical Society of America has newer versions of its LaTeX =
> package
> > > available as a *.tar file at
> > >=20
> > > http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/submit/templates/default.cfm
> > >=20
> > > The new files are called osajnl2.sty, etc. Please update the Debian
> > > package.
> > >=20
> > I'm sure sure if the license of these packages is fine. Please
> > clarify if that package is under a suitable license (e.g. LPPL) and
> > make sure the package is uploaded to CTAN. It will be in included in
> > TL upstream and make it into Debian automatically.
> >=20
> > Thanks,
> > Hilmar
> > --=20
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> >=20
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