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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thailatex/HISTORY b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thailatex/HISTORY new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..5bf9c0ca936 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thailatex/HISTORY @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +MAINTAINERSHIP + +thailatex was originally created by Surapan Meknavin in 1999, as a project +under the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC). +Granted by its license terms, it has been later imported to a public CVS and +maintained by Thai Linux Working Group (TLWG) community since version 0.2 +in 2000. + +RELICENSING + +Before version 0.4.0, thailatex was released under non-commercial license: + +---8<--- + This package, "Thai Extension for LaTeX", is copyright (C) 1999 National + Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand. All rights + reserved. + + Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without + modification are permitted provided that the following conditions + are met: + + 1. Redistributions of the program must retain the above copyright notice, + this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + + 2. No charge more than random data distribution cost is associated with + the redistributions. + + 3. The origin of this software must not be misinterpreted; you must not + claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software + in a product, an acknowledgement in the product documentation would be + appreciated but is not required. + + 4. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products + derived from this software without specific prior written permission. + + THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED + OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, + FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE + AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER + LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, + OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OF THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE + SOFTWARE. + + Surapant Meknavin, + National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand. + surapan@nectec.or.th +---8<--- + +The particular term has been found to break Debian Free Software Guidelines +(DFSG), as well as Open Source Definitions, by limiting the users' rights +to use the software in commercial cases: + + 2. No charge more than random data distribution cost is associated with + the redistributions. + +Therefore, a proposed idea is to relicense it to The LaTeX Project Public +License (LPPL), to conform to DFSG and OSD, as well as to be compatible to +other parts of Babel package, the target of the project. + +Although most of its maintainership over 6 years is done by TLWG members, +that is done under the license terms granted by NECTEC, the copyright holder. + +Hence, the original author and copyright holder have been contacted for a +grant to relicense it to The LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL). + +The original author's response is positive: + +---8<--- + From: "Surapan Meknavin" <surapan@siamguru.com> + To: "Theppitak Karoonboonyanan" <thep@linux.thai.net> + Cc: "Kamthorn Krairaksa" <kamthorn.krairaksa@nectec.or.th> + Subject: Re: thailatex license + Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:32:49 +0700 + + Dear Thep, + + Assuming that LPPL does not conflict with DFSG, I agree that the thailatex + package should be licensed under LPPL. I don't think there should be any + problem to remove the term you mentioned to make it free, as no one involved + in the package wants to make any money out of this since the beginning and + the term may be just there because we didn't aware of it. However, because + NECTEC is the entity who is taking care of thailatex package K. Kamthorn may + be the right person to help realize this. + + Best, + Surapan +---8<--- + +And the response from NECTEC is: + +---8<--- + + From: "pansak siriruchatapong" <srpansak@truemail.co.th> + To: <Thep@linux.thai.net> + Cc: "'Kamthorn Krairaksa'" <kamthorn.krairaksa@nectec.or.th>, + "pansak siriruchatapong" <pansak.siriruchatapong@nnet.nectec.or.th> + Subject: relicense thailatex + Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 21:18:52 +0700 + + Dear Theppitak + + Subject: Thai LaTeX Relicensing + + The thailatex package owned by NECTEC is currently distributed under + non-commercial license, which is found to break open source definitions. + To make it true open source according to NECTEC's original intention, + and to be compatible with upstream source into which it is aimed to + merge, NECTEC agrees to change the license terms to the LaTeX Project + Public License (LPPL), and hereby assigns Mr. Theppitak Karoonboonyanan + from Thai Linux Working Group (TLWG) to proceed the relicensing, and to + maintain the project as the Current Maintainer, as specified in the + license. + + Dr.Pansak Siriruchatapong + + Director of National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) + +---8<--- + +Therefore, thailatex is licensed under the LaTeX Project Public License +(LPPL) since version 0.4.0. + |