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Date:	Tue, 22 Feb 2000 05:47:10 GMT
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On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 21:10:45 +0100, "Marcus" <mesthlm AT hem DOT passagen DOT se>
wrote:

>Hi!
>> newbie question: What is open source exactly?
>I don't know about the "support for open source" but real open
>source means that the program is given away with open source
>without any copyright.

  oooo   No.  Open source programs have copyright;
 o    o  it's just turned around so it becomes a copyleft.
o  oo  o   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/
o    o o
o  oo  o Open-source software, also called "free software," can
 o    o  1. be modified freely and adapted to one's needs,
  oooo   2. be obtained for free from "mirrors" and redistributed, and
         3. help the community when you release improvements.
           http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

>Also called PD, Public Domain.

Many public domain programs (_really_ early freeware) come only as
binaries.  Tunneler (a tank game) is an example.

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