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Re:Why is there an Oracle copyright in the middle of a Faceb... by randallsquared on Thursday November 18, 2010 @09:01AM (#1917743)
Well, you wouldn't want to release anything into the public domain and I don't believe any sane developer ever has.

D. Richard Hipp and everyone who has ever contributed to SQLite are insane, in your opinion?

The public domain isn't a terrible choice when thinking about how and if to license your software, and is arguably the only incontestably ethical choice.

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Re:Why is there an Oracle copyright in the middle of a Faceb... by nakkiel on Thursday November 18, 2010 @10:06PM (#1920261)
+1

I should have made clear that by 'sane' I meant anybody who cared about the responsibility that comes with intellectual property. Can't find the reference, it turns out that by releasing something in the public domain you give way for prosecution in case of bugs and other nasty use of your software.

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Re:Why is there an Oracle copyright in the middle of a Faceb... by dkersten on Thursday November 18, 2010 @09:37AM (#1917860)
I disagree for the simple reason that some countries do not recognize the public domain, so people in those countries cannot use your code at all, without risking legal problems.
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