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Re: Copyright on algorithms in FAQ (fwd)

From:
Dave Rolsky
Date:
January 15, 2003 13:10
Subject:
Re: Copyright on algorithms in FAQ (fwd)
Message ID:
Pine.LNX.4.51.0301151510250.9186@urth.org
Just as an FYI for all datetime implementors.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: 15 Jan 2003 21:56:36 +0100
From: Claus Tondering <claus@tondering.dk>
To: Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>
Subject: Re: Copyright on algorithms in FAQ

Hi Dave,

You wrote:
> So we need to know if you're asserting a copyright on the
> _algorithms themselves_,

Absolutely not. I find it quite silly to assert copyright on an
algorithm. The next thing we know, somebody will be copyrighting the
fomula 2+2=4.

Please feel free to implement the algorithms any way you like!

Best wishes,
Claus Tondering, Lyngby, Denmark
E-mail: claus@tondering.dk




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