This is a mistake, but he also provided a license, so it doesn't really matter
Posted Nov 30, 2007 18:12 UTC (Fri) by
erwbgy (subscriber, #4104)
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This is a mistake, but he also provided a license, so it doesn't really matter by shieldsd
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qmail released into the public domain
In Placing documents into the public domain DJB says:
"I've seen a few people claiming, without justification, that a clear written dedication of the work to the public domain doesn't actually abandon copyright. Nobody, to my knowledge, has ever wasted a judge's time trying to make this silly argument in court."
This (short) document explains that you can abandon copyright in Europe or the USA by placing something into the public domain.
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