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From: Jonas Maebe
Subject: Quo vadis, GPC?
Date: 15 Aug 2010, 11:18:05

On 15 Aug 2010, at 04:33, Rugxulo wrote:
> On 8/14/10, Frank Heckenbach <ih8mj@fjf.gnu.de> wrote:
>> A copyright holder has no obligation to explain himself or argue
>> with you.
[snip]
> 
> I'll admit that the term "public domain" has sometimes been misused,
> but I don't think so here. It (P4) is only like 4000+1500 lines
> (5500), nothing huge.

The size has nothing to do with the term "public domain". Even if it were 20 lines of non-trivial code, it would still be copyrighted. Stop inventing your own definitions of legal terms (whatever you think they should be), it only muddies the discussion.

> I'd rather you ask FPC about whether they are (or will adapt to) GPLv3
> (compatible).

FPC is licensed under the GPLv2 with the "or (at your option) any later version" clause. So it's GPLv3 compatible.

> Legal papers?? From whom? Why would he? What if he lost it? What if
> there is (or was) no "legal" way for it to be declared PD even if the
> authors' intended that??

Then that's tough luck.

Jonas

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Author	Subject	Date
Rugxulo	Quo vadis, GPC?	15 Aug 2010, 14:28:11
Florian Klämpfl	Quo vadis, GPC?	15 Aug 2010, 21:58:38
Frank Heckenbach	Quo vadis, GPC?	18 Aug 2010, 03:01:16
Rugxulo	Quo vadis, GPC?	18 Aug 2010, 01:23:43
Florian Klaempfl	Quo vadis, GPC?	18 Aug 2010, 09:13:17

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Author	Subject	Date
Rugxulo	Quo vadis, GPC?	13 Aug 2010, 16:06:08
Frank Heckenbach	Quo vadis, GPC?	13 Aug 2010, 23:45:30
Rugxulo	Quo vadis, GPC?	14 Aug 2010, 00:52:10
Rugxulo	Quo vadis, GPC?	14 Aug 2010, 01:18:41
Rugxulo	Quo vadis, GPC?	14 Aug 2010, 03:07:22
Frank Heckenbach	Quo vadis, GPC?	15 Aug 2010, 01:52:02
Rugxulo	Quo vadis, GPC?	14 Aug 2010, 21:33:09

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