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:zz,xos: Re: Open Source



Thanks for that clarification.  Gee, I read that stuff
 at least twice and didn't get that.

The topic gets pretty dense, what with all those
 alternative copyright rules and all.

ChrzT



At 01:23 PM 3/26/99 +1100, you wrote:
>Ted Nelson wrote:
>> And while ZigZag is not really Open Source-- meaning
>>  freebie public domain-- we're as vulnerable as anybody.
>
>Definition fixup:  Open Source does NOT mean "freebie public domain".
>Basically, means "open source" - ie, that the sourcecode is open - ie,
>free and available.
>
>The full definition is at http://www.opensource.org/osd.html.
>
>bekj
>
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