[NCLUG] NCLUG Meeting Minutes

rotering at animalcules.com rotering at animalcules.com
Wed Jul 17 10:53:30 MDT 2002


On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 10:39:10AM -0600, marciot wrote:

> Strange. I downloaded the source files and they all carry
> Hewlett-Packard's copyright on it, along with a LGPL notice.

> How do you confirm the legality on something like this?

There's nothing strange about this.  HP holds the copyright to Judy.
Putting something under the (L)GPL does not mean you give up your
copyright as the creator of a work.

Sadly many people, particularly those whose hair is
pointyness-enhanced, share this misinformed opinion.





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