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Re: [bug-miscfiles] Re: 'box' missing from web2?


From: Chris Morris
Subject: Re: [bug-miscfiles] Re: 'box' missing from web2?
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:27:53 -0800

Thank you guys for keeping me in the loop on this.  It is fun reading the 
discussions.  I couldn't believe that 'box' was missing (not to mention all of 
the others) and that this was "news".  

I am glad that I said something.

--Chris

On Jan 6, 2011, at 12:45 PM, John Cowan wrote:

> Alfred M. Szmidt scripsit:
> 
>> Not sure if this is a good idea, the license seems to be incompatible
>> with the GPL, reproducing the copyright notice in `supporting
>> documentation' is a clause that isn't in the GPL.
> 
> I don't see why it matters, unless you want to merge SCOWL with a GPLed
> word list.
> 
>>  Copyright 2000-2011 by Kevin Atkinson
>> 
>>  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell these word
>>  lists, the associated scripts, the output created from the scripts,
>>  and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
>>  provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and
>>  that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
>>  supporting documentation. Kevin Atkinson makes no representations
>>  about the suitability of this array for any purpose. It is provided
>>  "as is" without express or implied warranty.
> 
> This looks like a variant BSD anyway.
> 
> -- 
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