Why linux is not ready for the desktop Was: Whats with X

Jeremy C. Reed plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Sat, 3 May 2003 18:35:27 -0700 (PDT)


On Sat, 3 May 2003, der.hans wrote:

> "public domain" means that it can be used w/o restriction and there is no
> copyright, right? Thus it's the current *BSD license w/o the copyright
> clause?

Have a look at http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/bsd/license.html

Public domain doesn't have any liability disclaimer. (Not that the it
would matter in a court anyways.)

A copyright is good, because it keeps others from claiming it is their own
and then making it proprietary.

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/