This is a mistake, but he also provided a license, so it doesn't really matter [LWN.net]

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)
In reply to: This is a mistake, but he also provided a license, so it doesn't really matter by shieldsd
Parent article: 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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This is a mistake, but he also provided a license, so it doesn't really matter

Posted Dec 18, 2007 19:39 UTC (Tue) by kreutzm (subscriber, #4700) [Link]

At least for Germany there is no such concept as "public domain".