Bug#327081: ITP: rpmstrap -- bootstrap a basic RPM-based syst em

[Humberto Massa Guimarães <humberto.massa@almg.gov.br>]

> There are other things that are copyrightable besides code -- in
> particular, usage/error messages (depending on their length 
> and number)
> are likely to be covered by copyright, and it's pretty 
> implausible that
> those would be the same between debootstrap and rpmstrap *without*
> direct copying.

Actually, you are wrong. Error messages, *especially* usage messages,
are directly related to the functionality, and do *not* contain enough
creativity to pass the abstraction/filtration/comparison tests.

IMHO, enough evidence was presented that sustains Sam's and Branden's
version that no code was ever copied.

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HTH,
Massa