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From: nfs1675@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil ( Michael S Figg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: THE MEANING OF 'PUBLIC DOMAIN'...Lets define it!!!
Summary: Never discussed
Keywords: PD, FREELY DISTRIBUTABLE, LEGAL, COPYRIGHT, Amiga
Message-ID: <2333@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil>
Date: 18 Jul 90 12:00:26 GMT
References: <1990Jul14.043408.20134@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <157@cbmcel.UUCP>
Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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In article <157@cbmcel.UUCP>, stoller@cbmcel.UUCP (Martin S. Stoller) writes:
> I)	WHAT?  This is a call to the entire AMIGA PROGRAMMING SOCIETY,
> FRED FISH, and Rom Kernal Manual Authors.  I wish to start a discussion
> 			 (==> NOT A WAR <==)
> what 'PUBLIC DOMAIN' EXACTLY and LEGALLY means.  I don't believe  this has
> been done before; if it has, we should check the validity of the definition.
> 

Yea, and software piracy has never been discussed here either. I think complete
books have been written on what has been said here inregards to what is or
isn't public domain. But it doesn't seem like anything was ever settled and so
the discussion regenerates itself perpetually.

As far as I am concerned, Public Domain software is that which is released by
the author without payment required up front. This includes freely distributed,
shareware, and other forms of publicly distributed software. This is only the
way I see it, others see it differently.

---Mike,


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A man said to the Universe "Sir, I exist!" | Michael Figg  DSAC-FSD
"However," replied the Universe,           | DLA Systems Automation Center
"The fact has not created in me a          | Columbus, Ohio
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