Re: GPLv3/L8R -- the unicode files (was: GPLv3 status)
Samuel Bronson writes:
Well, as long as the format (interface) of the files is not under
some
kind of restrictive license (which I don't think is possible unless
someone has patented flat text ;-), I don't think that really matters?
It's not a question of patent, it's a question of copyright. If we
distribute those files *with* XEmacs, it is arguable that XEmacs is a
derivative of those files (ie, a collective work containing those
files), and according to the Generically Painful License, we must
distribute *those files* under the GPL. That may not be possible
under their licenses (for example, if they require verbatim
redistribution).
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