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From: moose@svc.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: SOME ADVICE FOR NEXT
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Date: 12 Oct 90 17:32:48 GMT
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In article <52954@brunix.UUCP> rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C.F. Antony) writes:

>I would guess that 2% of 0$ are 0$. But there is a problem with the
>expression public domain. You can't put something into public domain
>if others have copyright on parts of it. I guess you would have to
>sell it for 0$ or get some lawyer write a license agreement that makes
>clear that not all of the program in PD. Or you could publish the
>source and put the source into PD and sell the compiled product for
>0$. Maybe someone from Franz cares to comment on this one...

This can't be right.  I'm a programmer not a lawyer, but here's what I know.
On the Macintosh, under Think C (Formerly Symantic C, Formerly Light Speed C),
anything you develop must have a copyright notice saying that parts of this
program are copyright Think C.  Even stuff in the public domain.  

The problem may be terminology.  We have Public Domain, Freeware, 
and freely redistributable.  I'm not sure what the legal definitions are, but
I'd guess that at least one of these would allow a programmer to redistribute
the LISP kernal at no charge.  Then again, Franz may not give you the 
license.
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