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But then why does it say its not in "public domain"

Kartik Anand
– Kartik Anand

2012-07-15 14:04:52 +00:00
Commented Jul 15, 2012 at 14:04
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@Kartik: public domain has a very specific (legal) meaning in some places, that is essentially "do whatever you want whichever way you want". GPL is more restrictive than that.

Mat
– Mat

2012-07-15 14:13:26 +00:00
Commented Jul 15, 2012 at 14:13
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@Shawn J. Goff: I would appreciate if you edit my answer you do not add things I did not wrote. I understand and I agree with editors fixing issues with posts (like typos, wrong formatting, etc), but I consider it would be much better if you comment to add the extra information instead of putting in my answer as I wrote it. Thanks.

Patkos Csaba
– Patkos Csaba

2012-07-15 15:11:26 +00:00
Commented Jul 15, 2012 at 15:11
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@PatkosCsaba Editing is encouraged on this site. If you believe it is better without it, you are free to change it. It is best if the answer contains the important relevant information - not when the information is distributed in the comments, as those are less frequently read.

Shawn J. Goff
– Shawn J. Goff

2012-07-15 16:00:14 +00:00
Commented Jul 15, 2012 at 16:00
And additional link about Public Domain software: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-domain_software (no OS inside)

Quora Feans
– Quora Feans

2020-02-05 17:45:36 +00:00
Commented Feb 5, 2020 at 17:45

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