Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!bu-cs!tower From: tower@bu-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sources.d Subject: Re: Public Domain Yacc (Important) Message-ID: <4145@bu-cs.BU.EDU> Date: Thu, 12-Feb-87 11:58:40 EST Article-I.D.: bu-cs.4145 Posted: Thu Feb 12 11:58:40 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 13-Feb-87 06:23:28 EST References: <142@ems.UUCP> <1170@husc6.UUCP> <867@epimass.UUCP> <1179@husc6.UUCP> Reply-To: tower@prep.ai.mit.edu Distribution: world Organization: Distributed Systems Group, Boston University, 111 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA +1 (617) 353-2780 Lines: 38 Summary: bison availability and copyright Home: 36 Porter Street, Somerville, MA 02143, USA +1 (617) 623-7739 Keywords: gnu fsf software freedom In article <1179@husc6.UUCP> ddl@husc6.UUCP (Dan Lanciani) writes: > In article <867@epimass.UUCP>, jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes: > > ... If you really > > want a pd yacc, "bison" is available from the Gnu project, and you > > won't be vulnerable to a suit. Information on obtaining bison and other GNU software is available from: Internet: gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu UUCP: ..!mit-eddie!mit-prep!gnu > Bison is unfortunately not public domain but includes the rather > complicated copyright of the Free Software Foundation. ... The copyright is simple, it's the license that a few find complicated. One simply has to provide source code with any distribution of software based on GNU software. Things only get complicated when one wishes to not distribute source. I find the requirement to distribute source fortunate, the public will ALWAYS have access to the software. > The properties > of this copyright are still being analyzed. Specifically, by whom?? ;-} --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fair Notices: 1) I help the Free Software Foundation. 2) The above is my own statement. -- Len Tower, Distributed Systems Group, Boston University, 111 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA +1 (617) 353-2780 Home: 36 Porter Street, Somerville, MA 02143, USA +1 (617) 623-7739 UUCP: {}!harvard!bu-cs!tower INTERNET: tower@bu-cs.bu.edu