Just a quickie: If in doubt, file a bug, it's better to close it straight away, than not register the concern.
Thanks, everyone. Chris. On 08/10/2007, Peter Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sweet. Thanks Karl. Apparently I didn't read the notice carefully > enough. Thanks for picking up the slack on my ineptitude! :) > > And also I learned something. I did not know that US government works > are not subject to copyright. Or I did years ago and forgot. > > > On 10/8/07, Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Heres a link for those playing at home: > > > http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/e/expect-tcl8.3/expect-tcl8.3_5.43.0-3ubuntu1/expect-tcl8.3.copyright > > > > > > > ------------------------- > > > > > > > > This package was debianized by David Engel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > from sources obtained from http://expect.nist.gov/ > > > > It is now maintained by Mike Markley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > > > > > > > Copyright: > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure - does this answer your question? > > > http://expect.nist.gov/FAQ.html#q6 > > > > > > > > > > > You should not claim that you wrote it (since this would be a lie), nor > > > > should you attempt to copyright it (this would be fruitless as it is a > > > > work of the US government and therefore not subject to copyright). > > > > > > > > > > My understanding is anything written by the US govt is placed in the > > > public domain. I'm not sure about written /for/ the US govt. > > > > > > > NIST would appreciate any credit you can give for this work. One line > > > > may suffice (as far as I'm concerned) although there should be > > > > something to the effect that this software was produced for research > > > > purposes. No warantee, guarantee, or liability is implied. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Debian / Ubuntu / gNewSense > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gNewSense-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users > -- Reasons why you may want to try GNU/Linux: http://www.getgnulinux.org/ A great GNU/Linux distro: http://wiki.gnewsense.org/ _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
