From 9d5ac7e5c1594dd38a6c6ebd10300835467dfe8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@ebb.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:35:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add suggestion from Karen about USA gov't software.

---
 gpl-lgpl.tex | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex
index 3ce5d04..868010b 100644
--- a/gpl-lgpl.tex
+++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ by copyright law. Software not governed by copyright is in the
 \subsection{Public Domain Software}
 % FIXME: this section needs more improvements to make it clear that public
 % domain dedication is difficult, if not impossible.
+% Karen suggests that talking about USA government software being public
+% domain might make sense here.
 Theoretically, an author can create public domain software by disclaiming all
 copyright interest on the work. In the USA and other countries that have
 signed the Berne convention on copyright, software is copyrighted