Re: libcompface's license
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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