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Re:This is experimental. However, it could start a revolutio... by Archaeum on Wednesday December 08, 2010 @06:28PM (#1985174)
The announcement includes a notice akin to a primitive open source license:

  The code is not strictly public domain: it is copyright
  CERN (see copyright notice is in the .tar), but is free
  to collaborating institutes.
Was it typical back then to release code while retaining the copyright as opposed to making it public domain?
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