On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Aaron Hussein Griffin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey guys, > > I just got the email below and want to take this opportunity to point > a few things out: > > Licenses are important. If a project has no license that DOES NOT mean > you are able to redistribute it by adding a file that says "Free to > use". Just because it is in the AUR doesn't mean we are in the clear. > > That said, I believe this email is a little silly for three reasons: > a) Nothing there is stolen. It is a PKGBUILD. If it is illegal to > redistribute the source, then the end user is liable (something we > DON'T want). > b) The original tarball no longer exists. > c) I have seen no proof of copyright. > > Still, I do want to take this opportunity to point out that we NEED to > be more careful here. > > although the COPYING file it's wrong, isn't this the same "trick" we use with acroread?
