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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: ALWAYS FREE?
From:       Bernd Gehrmann <bernd () physik ! hu-berlin ! de>
Date:       1999-09-13 16:45:16
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On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Roberto Alsina wrote:
> > It's an attitude problem. Trying to impose a copyright on a CORBA
> > interface and at the same time complaining about issues with the
> > trash icon or with the GIF patent is hypocritical.
> 
> You never link to the IDL file, so where's the problem?

That's exactly my point: Since the idl file only represents
an interface, there is no point in trying to impose a
copyright on it. Except if you want to spread FUD about
the conditions under which the interface can be used.

Bernd.

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