I am just working on repackaging gnuchess to split it into gnuchess and gnuchess-book. The problem with gnuchess-book is that it is basically a large collection of uncommented chess games in PGN format. It used to be included in gnuchess but now it has been separated mainly due to its size. However, this new package needs a license, and I am not quite sure about what the license is. I asked Simon Waters, who has been maintaining gnuchess upstream for some time. His answer is:
I think uncommented Chess games are effectively free of copyright restrictions. They are collaborative performance art or some such bizarre legal status. I probably ought to clarify the legal position and add it to the FAQ. So does anyone know how to handle this? Cheers, Lukas P.S.: Please Cc me on replies. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
