Re: Early Software Free?

2003-10-05 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 2003-10-04 at 02:30, D. Starner wrote: > > > Okay, I have an Algol68 compiler written at Oklahoma State University > > in 1971. (This is not a hypothetical - I have this code, and have > > considered porting it to a more modern system, say

Re: Early Software Free?

2003-10-05 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
On Sat, 2003-10-04 at 02:30, D. Starner wrote: > Okay, I have an Algol68 compiler written at Oklahoma State University > in 1971. (This is not a hypothetical - I have this code, and have > considered porting it to a more modern system, say Fortran 77 targetting > a VAX.) Is it clearly in the publ

Re: Early Software Free?

2003-10-04 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
"D. Starner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Fedor Zuev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Initially, back in 50s-60s-70s all software > > was free software. Proprietary software come into being only after > > computer programs was copyrighted. Computer programs was copyrighted > > relatively late, in

Re: Early Software Free?

2003-10-04 Thread Glenn Maynard
Do you have a name? Please learn to quote properly. On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 07:36:17PM +0200, WebShark wrote: > > Okay, I have an Algol68 compiler written at Oklahoma State University > > Are modern videogames software? or are more like an interective movie? > > Sometimes is dificult to explain

Re: Early Software Free?

2003-10-04 Thread WebShark
Are modern videogames software? or are more like an interective movie? Sometimes is dificult to explain what software is. - Original Message - From: "D. Starner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 8:30 AM Subject: Early Software Free? >

Re: Early Software Free?

2003-10-04 Thread Florian Weimer
D. Starner wrote: > Okay, I have an Algol68 compiler written at Oklahoma State University > in 1971. (This is not a hypothetical - I have this code, and have > considered porting it to a more modern system, say Fortran 77 targetting > a VAX.) Is it clearly in the public domain? No, the legal st

Early Software Free?

2003-10-04 Thread D. Starner
Fedor Zuev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Initially, back in 50s-60s-70s all software > was free software. Proprietary software come into being only after > computer programs was copyrighted. Computer programs was copyrighted > relatively late, in 1976 year in USA, in 1991 year in Russia and > maybe