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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Problem with GNAT modified GPL and SourceForge
Date: 12 Feb 2002 05:57:23 -0600
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In article <slrna6ht6s.m6a.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no>, Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> writes:
> On 12 Feb 2002 06:20:39 GMT, David Starner wrote:

>> A copyright requires creative work, at least in the US. Just taking a
> 
> Many of the software patents doesn't make it look like it needs much
> creative work. ;-)

Patents, of course, are quite different from copyrights.