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Re: New version of MLCad command spec
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:03:44 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Don Heyse wrote:
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> Copyright (C) 2002 Michael Lachmann
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> 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.
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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
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| 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 (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: New version of MLCad command spec
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| (...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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