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Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:48:14 -0500
From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT networkusa DOT net>
Organization: Object Computing, Inc.
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Watcom C++ opened?
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Johan Henriksson wrote:
> 
> Copyrights? Why the need of copyrights, I mean if it's licensed as GPL(ie
> free), then shouldn't it be free? (*duh*). I can't remember GPL talking
> anything about copyrights...

From the GPL:
"We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and
(2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy,
distribute and/or modify the software."

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Weiqi Gao
weiqigao AT networkusa DOT net

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