On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Chip Childers <chip.child...@sungard.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 10:55 AM, David Nalley <da...@gnsa.us> wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Chip Childers >> <chip.child...@sungard.com> wrote: >>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 2:41 PM, David Nalley <da...@gnsa.us> wrote: >>>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Noah Slater <nsla...@tumbolia.org> wrote: >>>>> Saying that configuration files, in all cases, are not copywritable >>>>> because >>>>> that are, on the whole, not as complex as code is like saying that blog >>>>> posts, in all cases, are not copywritable because they are, on the whole, >>>>> not as complex as books. >>>>> >>>>> The law is much more nuanced than that. There is no way we can say, up >>>>> front, whether a configuration file is protected by copywrite or not. The >>>>> unwillingness to commit to anything on legal-discuss is an indication of >>>>> this. (It was made explicit that with a vague question, there will only be >>>>> vague answers.) >>>>> >>>>> It might be better to actually document what we have, and then present >>>>> that >>>>> to legal discuss and take it from there. >>>>> >>>>> Let's get concrete. >>>>> >>>>> We should put together a list of each config file path, along with >>>>> information such as: >>>>> >>>>> * Size of file >>>>> * Complexity (key/value, code snippets, what?) >>>>> * Copyright notice or license header? >>>>> * License of project it (may) have been taken from >>>>> * Origin (Citrix, upstream project, unknown?) >>>>> >>>>> Once we have a complete picture, I think we can talk about how to proceed. >>>>> >>>>> (And hopefully propose a guideline for future config files.) >>>>> >>>>> I certainly do not think we are in a position to write of an entire >>>>> category of data as being uncopywritable. >>>>> >>>>> I am happy to run this to pursue this with legal too, but I think we need >>>>> a >>>>> better view of what we're dealing with. >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Alright, I'll start working on compiling this. >>>> >>>> --David >>>> >>> >>> David, >>> >>> Do you want to divide and conquer on this task? I'd be happy to help. >>> >>> -chip >> >> >> Happy to have the help >> --David >> > > David, > > I've gotten as far as I can with the list (via the google spreadsheet > you shared). I think the next step is to send it out for broader > review. We are going to need the help of the folks that might have > originally added the config file / script to the project. > > -chip
Sorry I haven't been of much help of late. Shall we move it to the wiki? --David
