There is no explicit disclaimer in the source package.

On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Jason L Tibbitts III <[email protected]>wrote:

> >>>>> "lc" == lakshminaras2...@gmail com <[email protected]>
> writes:
>
> lc> Given that the license field in the cabal file is not textually
> lc> matching the license name that is listed in the webpage, is it ok to
> lc> go ahead and use "Public Domain" in the spec file?
>
> That's taking things a bit literally, isn't it?  I'd be more concerned
> about the other issues surrounding public domain works:
>
> Is the author in a jurisdiction where they are permitted to place works
> in the public domain. (For example, French citizens cannot do so.)
>
> Is there an explicit disclaimer of copyright somewhere in the work?  I'm
> not sure that simply sticking either "Public Domain" or "PublicDomain"
> in a package's build infrastructure is sufficient to disclaim
> copyright.
>
>  - J<
>



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Lakshmi Narasimhan T V
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