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Date:      Mon, 2 Oct 2000 00:15:16 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org>
To:        Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
Cc:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, advocacy@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: stolen script?
Message-ID:  <20001002001516.B252@parish>
In-Reply-To: <20001001175009.C613@puck.firepipe.net>; from will@physics.purdue.edu on Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 05:50:09PM -0500
References:  <20001001105526.E27736@fw.wintelcom.net> <20001001175009.C613@puck.firepipe.net>

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On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 05:50:09PM -0500, Will Andrews wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 10:55:26AM -0700, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> > I don't want anyone to flame the guy to death, I just want to know
> > if this is ok or not?  My understanding is that it's ok to GPL
> > our code so long as the original copyright remains intact.
> > 
> > So two questions:
> > So can he GPL it?
> > Must he add the src/COPYRIGHT?
> 
> He is violating the original copyright and committing a serious crime
> (copyright infringment).

Is that true though because the file itself doesn't contain a copyright
notice (at least not in RELENG_4)?

> Tell him he better put the copyright back in,
> or something furious will happen.
> 
> -- 
> Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> - Physics Computer Network wench
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