[tex-live] Contact to Donald Arseneau (was: [Frank Küster] Some license questions about your packages)

[gnwiii at gmail.com]

On 9/4/06, Karl Berry <karl at freefriends.org> wrote:

>           import.sty:    "this software is free of any restrictions"
>           relsize.sty:   "public domain", nothing else
>           braket.sty:    "This is free, unencumbered, unsupported software."
>           notoccite.sty: "unrestricted software contributed to the public domain"
>           sansmath:      "public domain", nothing else
>           titleref.sty:  "public domain", nothing else
>
> FWIW, I see no problem with any these.

Only a lawyer would see problems -- here in Canada a "misplaced" comma
in an industry-standard boilerplate contract clause seems to have cost
one large telco a few million $.

Cleaning up licenses is not only important for TeX itself, but also
serves as an example of "best practices" that will encourage others to
exercise care with licensing.

-- 
George N. White III <aa056 at chebucto.ns.ca>
Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia