argh... GPL != public domain
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| gus3 Aug 16, 2010 1:27 AM EDT |
Sometimes Mr. Larabel is on the mark, and sometimes he's a bit... fuzzy on credibility. But this is inexcusable, as it has been hammered from all directions. The GPLvX, for any value of X, means the original author(s) retain their copyrights. Free/Open Source Software is not the same as Public Domain! Really, there's no excuse today for such ignorance. |
| r_a_trip Aug 16, 2010 3:28 AM EDT |
True, GPL is not Public Domain. Never has been. However, the various FOSS licenses have taken on much of the role that PD used to fulfill. These licenses grant mere mortals the the kind of access to works they previously could only obtain from PD sources. The sad state of affairs around the current copyright duration has severely eroded the Public Domain. Doesn't take away the fact that mixing FOSS up with PD is sloppy. |
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