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On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 02:16:22PM +1000, Rob B wrote:

> I would say, from reading the pr, and the fact that there is no licence 
> specified, that the author has released it into the public domain - as well 
> as  relinquishing copyright.  Since the licence on this version has either 
> been changed or not specified, anyone could possibly pick up the project.

No, that's not how it works.  If no rights are granted to you by the
author, you have no rights to his property, including the right to
redistribute.

Kris