Re: [gNewSense-users] Vague Copyright "Notice"

[Karl Goetz]

On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 11:38 +0800, Peter Rock wrote:
> I found the following notice in two packages (expect & expect-tcl8.3)...
> 
> What do folks think about this? It is not a clear notice. The note
> says what "management" "will eventually say" but "eventually" is not
> now. I've sent an email but no response yet. I've simply labeled them
> as "unsure". Should I file a bug?
> 
> Other than that, the two sections of MainE are now finished!
> 

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 <address@hidden>
> from sources obtained from http://expect.nist.gov/
> It is now maintained by Mike Markley <address@hidden>.
> 
> 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.
> 

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Karl Goetz <address@hidden>
Debian / Ubuntu / gNewSense