Re: libcompface's license

[Brian Russo <brusso@phys.hawaii.edu>]

On Sun, Feb 18, 2001 at 10:02:17AM +0100, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote:
>  Furthermore, libcompface's source carry this:
> 
>  | *  Compface - 48x48x1 image compression.
>  | *
>  | *  Copyright (c) James Ashton - Sydney University - June 1990.
>  | *
>  | *  Written 11th November 1889.
>  | *
>  | *  Permission is given to distribute these sources, as long as the
>  | *  copyright messages are not removed, and no monies are exchanged. 
>  | *
>  | *  No responsibility is taken for any errors on inaccuracies inherent
>  | *  either to the comments or the code of this program, but if reported
>  | *  to me, then an attempt will be made to fix them.
> 
>  Does the "no monies" part mean "you can't charge money for the act of
>  distributing libcompface"?

Probably a lawyer would say this.

However I don't think you can copyright something you created in
1889 :)

I don't suppose you've tried to track down the author at all?
Probably would be hard, 10 years ago and all *ahem*, 111 years ago
rather

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