George Bonser wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Dan Hollis wrote:
>
> > Its quite amusing, in email Brian F. Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is quite
> > insistent that Alan "stole bsd code". Actually I wonder if thats
> > actionable libel.
> >
> > -Dan
>
> Uhm, isn't impossible to steal BSD code?
The only way to do that is to use their code in a product (open-source
or not) without crediting them in the documentation (If this Feldman
fellow really said that, this is the accusation). If it were GPL, there
would be other way to "steal" code, which is using it in proprietary
products, period.
My understanding, then, is that this guy accused Alan of committing an
illegal act (violating the BSD software license). So, the burden of the
proof is his (Feldman's), or else he *can* face legal charges of libel.
Did I get it right?
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