Comment 11 for bug 401545

On Mo, 14 Jun 2010, Callum Macdonald wrote:
> Here's what I believe to be a copy of LPPL version 1.3c to which you refer:
> http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt

Yes.

> Are you willing to explain on what basis you feel this license prohibits
> distribution of a Compiled Work without the accompanying documentation
> components?

Yes, but are you willing to read them?

> Under clause 2, distributing part of the Work is considered a Derived
> Work. Under clause 6, this is allowed under four requirements.

Right, and the "Work" is the complee set, including documentation.

> Clause 6a refers to components of the Work which are direct
> replacements. That does not apply to a Derived Work without
> documentation, the components are not direct replacements, they are the

It is a derived work, because assuming we do not ship the doc files,
then according to clause 2
 Distribution of only part of the Work is considered
 modification of the Work
And *of*course* they are *direct* replacements, because the files
can be used as is instead of the original ones (they are the original ones)
without stating proiminently that it is a changed file.

So clause 6a is the one to apply, because we do not ship the "Original Work"
and the "Derived Work" can be used as replacement.

Do you want us to change *every* file (several thousands?) changing the
copyright statement there? No.

Best wishes

Norbert
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