Re: Bug#483217: marked as done (texlive-latex-base: Files by Donald Arseneau: Lacking license statement, or nosell and such)
Hi Frank,
(I bounced your email to the bug and the list, only me got it).
On Do, 11 Okt 2012, Frank Küster wrote:
> > * chapterbib.sty: no license information
> >
> > there is a README that states:
> > They are all released under a very simple permissive license in
> > the MIT/BSD style: They may be freely used, transmitted, reproduced,
> > or modified provided that [the copyright and permission] notice is
> > left intact.
>
> I didn't notice this, or maybe it wasn't present (in teTeX, CTAN, ...)
> when I first checked.
It might have changed at some point. BUt I don't want to track
down all the stuff through the svn history.
> > % This software is contributed to the public domain.
>
> When I wrote this, I was under the impression that, since public domain
> doesn't exist in many jurisdictions, the term needs clarification. I
Yeah, but we know we cannot do anything, but we know that
Donald is fine with it and will not change it. So enough of this
carcass of bug without any future.
Best wishes
Norbert
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