You miss my point: The poem is copyright and used as a security lock feature on the CBT.
Therefore no CBTs can be sold w/o violating copyright. If the poem's copyright were removed, CBTs would no longer be protected, as anyone could build them w/ the poem in ROM. -John =========== > http://tron.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200203/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=14965 > look at Page 2 > > If it is a direct "quote", public domain ? > > Phil > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. Forster" <j...@quik.com> > To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" > <time-nuts@febo.com> > Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 10:06 PM > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5071A Electron Multiplier of Cesium Beam Tube > > >> Presumably, the author could put the poem in the Public Domain. >> Copyright >> poof! >> >> FWIW, >> -John >> >> ============ >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <p...@phk.freebsd.dk> >>> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" >>> <time-nuts@febo.com> >>> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 5:43 PM >>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5071A Electron Multiplier of Cesium Beam >>> Tube >>> >>> >>>> In message <4aa5766c.5090...@rubidium.dyndns.org>, Magnus Danielson >>>> writes: >>>> >>>>>Oh, I find the poem a nice tongue-in-cheek from its designer. We have >>>>>always wanted refined high precission physical science to be dwelled >>>>>into chants and poems of its master magicians. :) >>>> >>>> Those of you with a HP3458A can try to give it the command "XYZZY" >>>> via GPIB :-) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Poul-Henning Kamp >>> >>> The Poem ??? >>> >>> "The earth is not a great clock. >>> It's a good clock, but atomic standards >>> are much better." >>> - Len Cutler, Agilent Technologies, >>> New York Times, January 17, 2002 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
