Answer from upstream author: -------- Message original -------- Sujet: Re: Licensing info in computational-complexity LaTeX class (Debian Bug#477152) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:39:47 +0200 De: Michael Nüsken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pour: Manuel Pegourie-Gonnard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Références: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Manuel! > Down there in the Debian bug tracking system, and also in the TeX > Live maintenance team, we're having problems with your LaTeX > class for "computational complexity" articles. Indeed, the main > dtx file states that the whole work is under LPPL, but the > preamble of the derived files states "you are not allowed to > distribute this file". > > This is a contradiction, since the LPPL allows to distribute the > generated files, and a problem, since if the generated files can > actually not be distributed by Debian, TeX Live or MikTeX etc, it > means the end users must always install the package by hand, > which is a pain for most of them. > > I believe you didn't really want to prevent the distribution of > the generated files, so would you please consider changing the > license statement in order to make it unambiguous? True, I overlooked that. Of course, I want the files to be distributed freely. I'll change it as soon as possible. If it helps for the time being: I hereby declare that the LPPL shall be applied for the entire cc.dtx, cc.ins and all generated parts. > For example, the recommended way of using LPPL for such a work is > to state that your work is under LPPL like you do in your dtx, > then define which files constitute the work in your dtx's > preamble, like, for example: > > % This work consists of the files pig.dtx and pig.ins > % and the derived file pig.sty. > > and then, in each generated file, just write something like: > > % (C) 2008 A. U. Thor > % This is a generated file. > % See pig.dtx for license information. > > More info can be found at http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/, and > I'd be happy to further discuss the subject with you if you want. Thanks for the hints! That's really helpful. Kind regards, |\ /| Michael Nüsken, b-it computer security, | \/ | Room 1.22, <http://www.b-it-center.de/>, | \ | ++49/228/2699-214, ++49/228/2619334, | \| <http://cosec.bit.uni-bonn.de/cosec/members/nuesken.html>.
