localedata (non-)copyright policy from FSF

[Carlos O'Donell]

On 02/20/2013 11:47 PM, Chris Leonard wrote:
> It would be very unwieldy and possibly un-necessary to require
> copyright assignments on all locale submissions and changes.  Arguing
> the position that locales consist primarily of widely available public
> domain information compiled with de minimus "creative spark" is not a
> denigration of the effort put into compiling them, but a strategy to
> argue for the freedom to re-purpose such information from any source.
> I've worked with others to submit several new locales and I don't
> personally feel slighted by language that would allow the information
> therein to be used widely without copyright or licensing restrictions.
> That was my intent in developing the locales in the first place.

Agreed.

What's the next step?

Cheers,
Carlos.