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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 20:53:49 -0500
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Peter Palotas <blizzar AT hem1 DOT passagen DOT se>
Subject: Re: rand() or random()
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At 18.47 1997-11-16 +0200, you wrote:
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>On Sun, 16 Nov 1997, Peter Palotas wrote:
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>> Well, let me just ask you this then... If I make a program which uses
>> malloc() (which probably most programs do), without mentioning BSD or
>> whoever made that, am I breaking the copyright then?
>
>Only if you distribute it without sources.  In that case, you need to 
>tell that you use `random', `malloc', etc.  But once again, I'm not a 
>lawyer.  At least ask DJ, he is more aware of such subtleties.
>
>>  Because if I am, I am
>> sure that a lot of people developing programs with DJGPP do!
>
>I'm not sure you are right.  Maybe it's a good idea to ask how many 
>people tell about BSD in their products (they sure use `malloc', so all 
>of them should).

Well, Eli says he's not a lawyer, I'm not a lawyer either, but it sounds as
if some information is lacking here. DJ, what have you got to say about all
this?

-- Peter Palotas alias Blizzar -- blizzar AT hem1 DOT passagen DOT se --

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