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Subject:      Re: distribution conditions on packages and other LaTeX software
Status: R

Matt
 > (I apologize if this message made it to the mailing list a week ago; my
 > best guess is that it didn't.)

it didn't (at least not here)

 > I would like to know how to release a package (class, script, etc.)
 > with distribution conditions most preferable to the LaTeX3 team.
 >
 > The best would be something written out that I could simply cut and
 > paste, making the necessary substitutions for names and so on.
 >
 > There are several kinds of files that need copyright notices, and some
 > sort of mention of distribution conditions.  They might require
 > different notices.  These are the ones I can think of:
 >
 > 1) a literate source (e.g., .dtx or noweb source)
 > 2) a code file extracted from (1) (e.g., a .sty file, a shell script)
 > 3) a documentation file extracted from (1) (probably a .dvi file)
 > 4) a standalone file (a style file, shell script, documentation file)
 > 5) a configuration file, which may be modified by the user
 > 6) ?

i think that is a good idea and i will try to draft something soon,
hopefully for the next release (but don't count on it being ready by
then)

 > To make it easier for people to make packages available, I suggest
 > making this information available in a brief ASCII file in the LaTeX
 > distribution, along with the basic information about how to submit
 > something to CTAN.

okay

cheers
frank