On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 09:47:32PM +0200, Alexander Shulgin wrote: > Hi, > > Given the package author's claims are valid, basing on common sense > and after a not so quick web search I think there is potentially no > danger in distributing the area code database along with the package. > > Can we approve this project now? :-)
Yep :) -- Sylvain > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Zhang Weiwu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 7:20 PM > Subject: Re: [task #7815] Submission of Chinese Administrative > Division tcl/tk Selector > To: Alexander Shulgin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Alexander Shulgin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] > > > Alexander Shulgin 写道: > > > Follow-up Comment #1, task #7815 (project administration): > > > > Hi, > > > > Could you please clarify if area code database you included into your > package > > is in the public domain or is copyrighted by the Chinese government, and if > > so, what are the copying conditions? In any case a URL would be helpful--I > > couldn't find this on the web myself... > > > Hi. > > The area code is released as a governmental standard to be used by all > activities in regarding to geographical area location. There are no > copyright information at all with this file, and I am pretty sure if I > ask them copyright information I will not get any answer because they > didn't develop copyright concepts there yet. > > Each province has a governmental organization "the Statistics Bureau" > which has the task to distribute this code to the public, forced to be > used in governmental related projects. In my package the example code is > from "Jiangxi province Statistics Bureau", and I downloaded it from here: > http://www.jxstj.gov.cn/tjzs/tjbz/200612270012.htm > > anyway since it's public-downloadable I assume it's usable. I could have > simply referred it as an URI in my package, but I know this URI will > change, many governmental website URIs change from year to year and > historical data are usually not maintained. I wouldn't suggest people > surf governmental websites at all because they tends to have higher > chance of malware there (government information centers, the special > server rooms run governmental websites, hires people mostly are > relatives of governmental officials and usually is the worst (in regard > to virus and malware) data center compare to all commercial data center > in the town) > > > Also, there is no sign of reference to 'area_code.csv' in the > > select_locality.tcl file. Probably this is by intent, but otherwise is > there > > a reason for including the database into the package? > > > Sorry, I simply forgot to mention 'area_code.csv' is the only > commandline parameter of the executable. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Alex > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > Reply to this item at: > > > > <http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?7815> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Message sent via/by Savannah > > http://savannah.gnu.org/ > > > > > > > -- > Real Softservice > > Huateng Tower, Unit 1788 > Jia 302 3rd area of Jinsong, Chao Yang > > Tel: +86 (10) 8773 0650 ext 603 > Mobile: 135 9950 2413 > http://www.realss.com
