Jamin W. Collins wrote: > So, you claim because enhancements/changes/derived works have to be > given back to the public, the GPL is not Public Domain? Not following > you here.
Oops, I'll check myself before someone else does (hopefully). It would seem that Mr. Reed is correct. The term "Public Domain" carries a bit of legal ramification with it: <quote> Public domain software is software that is not copyrighted. It is a special case of non-copylefted free software <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware>, which means that some copies or modified versions may not be free at all. Sometimes people use the term ``public domain'' in a loose fashion to mean ``free'' <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#FreeSoftware> or ``available gratis.'' However, ``public domain'' is a legal term and means, precisely, ``not copyrighted''. For clarity, we recommend using ``public domain'' for that meaning only, and using other terms to convey the other meanings. </quote> This is not quite what I intended. I mis-spoke and apologize. Jamin W. Collins
