From: joda@pdc.kth.se (Johan Danielsson)
Cc: ding@ifi.uio.no
Subject: Re: timezone.el patterns in emacs 19.34
Date: 04 May 1997 22:49:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xofpvv7ezdu.fsf@blubb.pdc.kth.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Hrvoje Niksic's message of 04 May 1997 21:55:23 +0200
Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:
> Public domain software
> Public domain software is software that is not copyrighted. It is
> a special case of non-copylefted free software, which means that
> some copies or modified versions may not be free at all.
> Sometimes people use the term ``public domain'' in a loose fashion
> to mean ``free'' or ``available gratis.'' However, ``public
> domain'' is a legal term and means, precisely, ``not
> copyrighted''. For clarity, we recommend using ``public domain''
> for that meaning only, and using other terms to convey the other
> meanings.
And of course, this applies only to the US. In Europe, in general,
there is no such thing as `not copyrighted'.
Just to set things straight.
/Johan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1997-05-04 20:49 UTC|newest]
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[not found] <199705020844.EAA06520@kr-laptop.cygnus.com>
1997-05-03 1:14 ` Hrvoje Niksic
1997-05-03 3:07 ` Ken Raeburn
1997-05-03 4:04 ` Hrvoje Niksic
1997-05-03 23:44 ` Ken Raeburn
1997-05-04 0:41 ` Hrvoje Niksic
1997-05-04 3:03 ` Ken Raeburn
1997-05-04 19:55 ` Hrvoje Niksic
1997-05-04 20:49 ` Johan Danielsson [this message]
1997-05-04 20:55 ` Hrvoje Niksic
1997-05-04 22:22 ` Public domain (was: timezone.el patterns in emacs 19.34) Johan Danielsson
1997-05-05 6:52 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-05-04 22:55 ` timezone.el patterns in emacs 19.34 Stainless Steel Rat
1997-05-08 12:37 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-05-03 22:41 ` Ken Raeburn
1997-05-02 23:18 Ken Raeburn
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