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Re: [PATCH 3/5] localedata: CLDRv28: update LC_ADDRESS.country_name translations
- From: "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos at redhat dot com>
- To: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>, Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>, "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>, Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>
- Cc: Marko Myllynen <myllynen at redhat dot com>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org, Keld Simonsen <keld at keldix dot com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 19:24:40 -0500
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] localedata: CLDRv28: update LC_ADDRESS.country_name translations
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On 02/11/2016 12:42 PM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> On 02/11/2016 04:04 PM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
>> Does this position not make it clear?
>> https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-locales/2013-q1/msg00048.html
>
> It deals with a different question. The FSF apparently disclaims
> copyright ownership of the glibc locale data. It does not actually say
> whether aggregated locale data can be the subject of a sui generis
> database right (a question which the FSF would not have any say in
> anyway), or if the FSF claims such rights on the glibc locale data
> (probably not, but the message and permission notice do not say so
> explicitly).
Conceptually to me it seems no different than making changes to
individual files, not recording copyright, and not asking the
contributor to disclaim copyright to the FSF. Though I admit I
see where you are coming from and there might be a risk there.
Particularly because we have entire copies of the Unicode data
files in our source tree.
It would seem to me that we would have to include an attribution
section in the manual and list the Unicode license (since CLDR
is covered under it).
I suggest we continue the work and I will ask FSF legal to comment
on the issue of needing an attribution for the use of the Unicode
data files. I am still of the opinion that the original statement
from the FSF is enough guidance, to continue the work Mike is doing,
but it doesn't hurt to get clarification.
Cheers,
Carlos.