From: psinntp!psinntp!jupiter.fuentez.com!hildjj@uunet.uu.net (Joe Hildebrand)
Subject: Re: Automated Ada Physical Source Lines Counter
Date: 16 Sep 93 13:42:09 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <HILDJJ.93Sep16094209@jupiter.fuentez.com> (raw)
>> "timothy" == timothy shimeall <shimeall@cs.nps.navy.mil> writes:
timothy> This code was developed for US Government purposes (MS
timothy> Thesis study) by US Government personnel, and as such is
timothy> uncopyrighted. Source code (in Ada and Ada-generating-tool
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
timothy> input files) is included in the distribution. The tool is
timothy> distributed in "as is" condition, with no warantee stated
timothy> or implied (see the file READ_ME for more explicit
timothy> disclaimers and limits of availability).
Doesn't this mean that anyone can take your work, copyright it, and
prevent you from distributing it? Are you sure that is what you want?
>From the READ_ME file:
READ_ME> Installation of this software is hereby forbidden where
READ_ME> disclaimers of warantee are void or limited with respect to
READ_ME> the agreement stated above.
How can you enforce this with NO copyright?
I might suggest GNU copyleft as a model for your copyright/disclaimer
policy.
I'm not trying to be hostile... these are just things you might like
to think about.
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