Re: [Groff] Licence question regarding an-ext

[Werner LEMBERG]

> .\" Copyright (C) 2007-2014  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> .\"
> .\" Written by Eric S. Raymond <address@hidden>
> .\"            Werner Lemberg <address@hidden>
> .\"
> .\" You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this file.
> 
> I cannot use the first line unfortunately, it is not compatible to
> licences of other files.

Why not?  Please explain.

> The remaining lines I would copy.  There is no FSF licence text in
> this file an the last line says to me that I can "freely use it".

Correct.

> Do I get legal issues when I use .SY, .OP and .YS *with* the above
> header without the first line? (Or if I modifiy it to
> 
> .\" Copyright (C) 2007-2014  Eric S. Raymond <address@hidden>,
> .\"            Werner Lemberg <address@hidden>
> .\"
> .\" You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this file.

No, but I consider it polite to leave the copyright section intact,
even if you are allowed to remove it entirely.


    Werner