On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:13:02 +0200 Benjamin Drung wrote: > > Again, that would be best. But if this proves problematic, would > > simply removing this section be acceptable, since putting them in the > > public domain explicitly gives up copyright? Implying that we are > > relicensing them in Debian? > > Yes, public domain gives up the copyright. You can do what you want with > it, including relicensing. So we can drop it. Evgeni, do you agree?
We can, yes. I'd prolly write: Files: * Copyright: Victor License: GPL... [...]GPL short version[...] . Most of the icons derived from the Tango Icon Theme which is in the public domain and were relicensed under the GPL for the gnome-colors project. See [link]. Regards Evgeni, ending the mail-flood for now and hating the fact that PD does not exist in Germany as it does in US etc. -- Bruce Schneier Fact Number 827: There are no composite numbers. Only prime numbers Bruce has broken into smaller pieces. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
