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:zz,xos: Re: Open Source
- To: zzdev@xxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: :zz,xos: Re: Open Source
- From: Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 16:01:23 -0800
- Cc: ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- In-reply-to: <19990326132343.A8355@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Reply-to: zzdev@xxxxxxxxxx
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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>
>
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