Re: Copyright of console illustrations

Henrik Ahlgren <[email protected]> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:29:28 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.legal
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Simon Josefsson <[email protected]> writes:

> He is not alone:
>
> https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/xe/xe.1.en.html#LICENSE
>
> Tinysshd:
>
> https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh?tab=License-1-ov-file
>
> There are countless more.  I'm not sure it matters a lot that only one
> or a few persons are releasing works this way.  The same could be same
> for rarely used licenses too.

Sqlite is likely the most widely utilized program/library in Debian that
is released into the public domain. Interestingly, its development is
partially funded through the sale of "Warranties of Title", primarily
for companies that require an actual license.

https://sqlite.org/copyright.html