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From: davidm@cimshop.UUCP (David Masterson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: libg++ and copylefts
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Date: 21 Jul 89 17:40:48 GMT
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In-reply-to: jgrace@bbn.com's message of 18 Jul 89 15:31:45 GMT

In message <42888@bbn.com>, jgrace@bbn.com writes:
>The key is to avoid having the code or its successive versions become
>copyrighted, copylefted, or otherwise hoarded by any institution or
>foundation. 
>
Isn't this a copyleft?  No really, by your definition, someone still can't use
libg++ because its *public domain* and using it in a copyrighted work would
take it out of the public domain.

David Masterson
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