Andreas, A few things still open that I'd like direct answers to, not more general reassurance:
1. Which repo is actually under review? Your ITP (#1142659) names three repos: nordstjernen-browser, northstar-browser, southstar-browser. Your "it's clearly GPL" reply linked to a fourth one — nordstjernen-sol-browser — that doesn't appear anywhere in the original ITP. Which codebase is actually being proposed for Debian, and does the COPYING file you cited even apply to it? 2. You still haven't addressed Gard's point. He said your own ITP indicates you and your collaborators haven't reviewed most of the code you're claiming copyright over. Your reply about verifying "every incremental change, like an artist" directly contradicts that, but you never said why Gard is wrong, or whether his reading of the ITP is mistaken. Which is it? 3. Do you commit to the actual security-support obligation Marc described, yes or no? Not "I expect frequent releases" — the specific thing: patching security issues in whatever version freezes into Debian testing, without touching anything else in the package, for a minimum of three years. That's a yes-or-no question and it hasn't been answered yet. I'd rather get three clear answers than more general statements about the project's mission — those are the things actually blocking this from moving forward. Sincerely, Ştefan Andrei Ionuţ În joi, 22 oct. 2026 la 13:27, Andreas Røsdal <[email protected]> a scris: > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 11:13 AM Gard Spreemann <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Andreas Røsdal <[email protected]> writes: >> >> > Commercial Terms, §B: the customer owns its Outputs, and “Anthropic >> hereby assigns to Customer its right, title and interest (if any) in >> > and to Outputs.” >> > >> > https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms >> >> Again, I am not a lawyer, but this merely states that Anthropic does not >> retain claim ownership over the output of the model, not that you can >> necessarily claim copyright over it. >> >> For example, we all agree that the words "hello world" are not >> copyrightable (by anyone). Do you really think that Anthropic's terms >> mean that as soon as their model outputs "hello world" to you, you can >> claim copyright on those words? Of course you cannot – so clearly, >> Anthropic's terms can't conjure out of thin air your ability to >> copyright something. Thus those terms are no proof of anything, and are >> meaningless to the discussion. Nobody here is saying that Anthropic's >> rights are the reason your copyright is in doubt. >> >> > Each and every improvement to the browser had been incremental, small > improvement, which improves or fixes one thing I ask it to fix, and then I > verify the results afterwards. It's like an artist painting a painting, one > stroke at a time. > > > Andreas > >
