Re: copyright question
On Tue, Jan 20, 1998 at 10:17:47PM +1300, Carey Evans wrote:
> "Joop Stakenborg" <JSG@fs1-kfih.azr.nl> writes:
>
> > This is public domain software.
> >
> > Is this OK for debian, or should I ask the author to
> > change it?
>
> "Public domain" means there is no copyright. You can do anything with
> it you want. Microsoft could charge people $100 each for it and
> there's nothing the author could do.
What about if the only thing the source says is "FREE"?
Not enough detail, as far as I see it. I tried contacting
the company who wrote the software but they're a big
multinational and didn't reply.
Hamish
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