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Date:      Wed, 19 Dec 2001 21:42:11 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net>
To:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   government and public domain (was Re: GPL nonsense: time to stop)
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.43.0112192139110.26995-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>
In-Reply-To: <mm4rmmxxtq.rmm@localhost.localdomain>

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On 19 Dec 2001, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:

> on closed software.  Why wouldn't he be happy to see a bunch of
> highly-paid copyleft programmers?  (Like we have at NASA (GNU/Linux
> drivers) and some other Fed agency (Secure Linux?) -- ironic since
> US Gov. is required by law to publish into the PD.)

Where can I find official documents about requiring government
developed/sponsored software to be offered as public domain?

(And maybe, in what cases, does it not have to be public domain?)

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/


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