Carl Daniel wrote:
[...]
> I think you're spot-on, and the Brittish would say. Isn't posting something
> to usenet considered to put that posting into the public domain?
No.
> While boost is a mailing list, it's also being mirrored onto an NNTP server,
> and onto more than one web-based searchable archive which require no
> authentication/membership/agreement/etc whatsoever.
That doesn't really matter. Quoting/archiving articles is commonly attributed
to the use of "fair use" and "implied license" theories/doctrines/rights/
whatever-you-call-it.
Publishing IP stuff [w/o NDA/etc., I mean] MAY have consequences with respect
to {im}possible forthcoming *patent protection*, however.
regards,
alexander.
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