Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hm, do we have anything in Debian with a "this is U.S. government > work, so copyright does not apply to it" license status? I seem to > remember that -legal once concluded that it was as good as "public > domain", but I cannot find it in the archives.
The ncbi-tools6 package I maintain falls into this category; its source files generally state up front * PUBLIC DOMAIN NOTICE * National Center for Biotechnology Information * * This software/database is a "United States Government Work" under the * terms of the United States Copyright Act. It was written as part of * the author's official duties as a United States Government employee and * thus cannot be copyrighted. This software/database is freely available * to the public for use. The National Library of Medicine and the U.S. * Government have not placed any restriction on its use or reproduction. * * Although all reasonable efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy * and reliability of the software and data, the NLM and the U.S. * Government do not and cannot warrant the performance or results that * may be obtained by using this software or data. The NLM and the U.S. * Government disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including * warranties of performance, merchantability or fitness for any particular * purpose. * * Please cite the author in any work or product based on this material. BTW, please Cc: me on replies -- I don't generally read -legal, and just happened to stumble across this thread when looking for something else. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
