20 Feb
2007
20 Feb
'07
8:30 a.m.
On 20-Feb-07, at 1:35 PM, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
no way, it is totally different - or do you recognise 'Public Domain' as GPL compatible or 'Free Software'?
Software placed in the public domain is compatible with theGPL, in that it can be combined with software licensed under the GPL, and since it provides the users with the four essential freedoms, it is also free software. It also happens to be OSS, since it meets the requirements of the definition of OSS.
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