* Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-02-07 16:09:47 +0100]: > Package: scribus > Version: 1.2.5.dfsg-5 > Severity: serious > > Many hyphenation patterns are distributed without copyright and > license information. It seems that most patterns are copied from the > Openoffice.org sources, where these files are now removed. > > The various README's are supposed to have the copyright information, > but they don't have it. If the files are derived from the TeX/LaTeX > hyphenation patterns, then the LPPL requires some information to be > included in the derived work as well.
Matthias, Do you think that the updated readme posted by the polish oofice NLC leader at http://pl.openoffice.org/pliki/README_hyph_pl_PL.txt has a satisfactory explanation of the copyright status of the polish hyphenation patterns file? Regards, Alex. > - README_ca_ES.txt: Original work, or derived from LPPL? > > - README_cs_CZ.txt: Copied from the myspell directory, doesn't say > anything about the hyphenation patterns, just the wordlist and > affix files. > > - README_cy_GB.txt: Not clear, if "the dictionaries" cover the > hyphenation patterns as well. > > - README_da_DK.txt: No license/copyright at all. > > - README_de_DE.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_en_EN.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_en_GB.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_es_ES.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_fi_FI.txt: Unclear, if derived from the TeX/LaTeX work; > if yes, the LPPL needs to be honored. > > - README_hu_HU.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_is_IS.txt: Violates LPPL 6d. > > - README_lt_LT.txt: Origin of the work is unclear; may violate > LPPL. > > - README_no_NO.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_pl_PL.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. The README > reads "This dictionary". > > - README_pt_BR.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_pt_PT.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_ru_RU_0.txt: Russian text; needs to be checked. > > - README_sk_SK.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_sl_SI.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > - README_sv_SE.txt: No copyright/license at all. > > - README_uk_UA.txt: No license/copyright for the hyphenation > patterns, just for the not shipped dictionaries. > > All hyphenation patterns with missing and unclear license information > should be removed. > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
