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Re: New version of MLCad command spec
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
Date: 
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:03:44 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Don Heyse wrote:

>  --------------------------
>  Copyright (C) 2002 Michael Lachmann
> 
>  This specification is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
>  warranty.  In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
>  arising from the use of this specification.
> 
>  Permission is granted to anyone to use this specification for any purpose,
>  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
>  freely, subject to the following restrictions:
> 
>  1. The origin of this specifiction must not be misrepresented; you must not
>     claim that you wrote the original specification. If you use this
>     specification in a product, an acknowledgment in the product
>     documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
>  2. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
>     misrepresented as being the original specification.
>  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from the specification.
> 
>  --------------------------

Note for onlookers:  the key thing I get from Don's suggestion is that
it reverses the "you may not distribute this spec" from Michael's
document to "you can, and should, distribute this spec".  Which, IMO, is
a better approach.  This information *is* developer-focused.  It should
enable other developers to use the information, not get in their way.

Steve



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  Re: New version of MLCad command spec
 
Agreed ... the only thing I would like to make sure is that there are no out-dated versions hanging arround somewhere in the net. And I believe thats only possible if the spec can be downloaded from one single location. Do you think different about (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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  Re: New version of MLCad command spec
 
(...) Hi Michael, I think we're making progress here, but I'd like to take a stab at speeding things up. I'd like to suggest the zlib license as one that could perhaps make everyone happy. I cut and pasted it here, replacing the word "software" with (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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