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bybetterunixthanunix ( 980855 ) writes:
A copyright ruling...but it is good for freedom...
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byDarkKnightRadick ( 268025 ) writes:
It isn't good for freedom because it involves copyleft. It does nothing to keep anyone free. It's just another sort of shackle. Throw off the shackles! [copyfree.org]
bycountertrolling ( 1585477 ) writes:
Simple public domain will do...
byAnonymous Coward writes:
Public domain is anything but simple. Take for example this public domain license which was taken from a NASA website:
COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
This software is in the Public Domain. It may be freely copied and used in non-commercial products, assuming proper credit to the author is given. IT MAY NOT BE RESOLD. If you want to use the software for commercial products, contact the author. No copyright is claimed in the United States under Title 17, U. S. Code. This software is provided "as is" without any warranty of
byLunix Nutcase ( 1092239 ) writes:
There is no "license" when something is in the public domain. The only way one could enforce such as license would be by holding a copyright or some other sort of IP right to the code, but such a thing doesn't exist for public domain works.
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