Follow-up Comment #17, task #16596 (group administration):
>> Thank you! As far as I can see, though, the license isn't included in
>> miniupnpc/miniupnpcstrings.h.in.
>
> That's because miniupnpcstrings.h.in includes a license notice instead, just
> like the rest of the source files of the miniupnpc third-party library.
> Thought license notices instead of embedded licenses were generally ok?
This makes little sense: the license is short, and including a reference
instead of it only makes a possibility for confusion...
> The only problem I see with this particular library is that some of its
> notices mistakenly refer to its LICENSE file as LICENCE. The file had
> originally been called LICENCE, but the author had renamed it to LICENSE
> prior
> to version 1.6 and had forgotten to update license notices in his source
> files
> with his new file name.
...like this one.
> Could you maybe provide some more specific instructions? I'm not sure what
> exactly you expect for miniupnpc or other third party libraries in general.
> We
> did not edit files that already had copyright and license notices, but if
> this
> would be necessary, would be glad to oblige, as soon as I know what/how to
> edit.
Specific instructions are given on our page
[//savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/ValidNotices/ ValidNotices]. You should have
read it.
> The uudecode.pl file is from the public domain (usenet), so it looks like it
> doesn't have any copyright assigned.
Could you elaborate? What is usenet, and why do you assume public domain?
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