Follow-up Comment #26, task #16685 (group administration):
[comment #25 comment #25:]
> Thank you, and sorry for the delay!
>
> www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Non_002dFSF_002dCopyrighted-Package.html
> says,
> If the code is supposed to be in the public domain ...
> when copying the new files into your project, add a brief note
> at the beginning of the files recording the authors, the public
> domain status, and anything else relevant.
noted, the readme file has been prepared by following the below guidance on
same page --
"On the other hand, when merging some public domain code into an existing file
covered by the GPL (or LGPL or other free software license), there is no
reason to indicate the pieces which are public domain. The notice saying that
the whole file is under the GPL (or other license) is legally sufficient. "
verbatim.
so what should be the correct way to proceed? please suggest.
>
> web/static/images/README.md only says which files are in the public domain.
>
> More important, I can tell if the legal notices are correct when I'm familiar
> with the files in question; for most files, I can't really check their origin
> and legal status.
>
> Also, files like ai/data/failure_modes_data.csv are text, they should include
> copyright and license notices.
well these are just initial synthetic data files, which should be removed from
the relysam distribution .tar.gz. noted for future.
should there be any more points, do share. thank you.
>
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