* Matthew Johnson <mj...@debian.org> [2009-05-30 08:17]: > The problem here is that either there is no copyright licence (in which > case we can't distribute it, even in non-free), or the blanket GPLv3 > applies (which is, I think, reasonable to assume) in which case either > we have a source form, in which case it can go in main, or we don't, in > which case we can't distribute it, even in non-free as this violates the > licence agreement. > > The post script definitely looks like it was generated from TeX (from > reading the PS source) so we really should try and find said source. > Alternatively, I think the reading of the GPL would suggest that if you > created a derivative work (eg, by machine translating it back to some > sort off TeX, or extracting the text and reformatting) then it would be > reasonable to distribute _with the preferred form of modification of > that derivative work_, which is your new, translated, TeX file.
What you wrote above is fully reasonable. Thanks for the suggestion. -- Rafael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
