[gnu.misc.discuss] The meaning of "copyleft"

djones@megatest.UUCP (Dave Jones) (08/02/89)

Does "copyleft" have some meaning that those in the know know,
or is it supposed to be cute?



		Dave Jones

sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) (08/04/89)

djones@megatest.UUCP (Dave Jones) writes:

|Does "copyleft" have some meaning that those in the know know,
|or is it supposed to be cute?

It's supposed to be cute. In general, it refers to copyrighted but
freely redistributable software.

Sean
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