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Question about copyright [message #41718]

Tue, 14 January 2014 09:11

slashupp
Messages: 231
Registered: July 2009

Experienced Member

(I don't know where else to put this question)

I'm modifying a copy of the source for RichEdit and found a file called "Copying" containing the following:

Quote:

Copyright 1998-2008 The U++ Project. All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted
provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of
conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
provided with the distribution.

Does this mean that I whatever I create with my modification of RichEdit will automatically belong to "The U++ Project"?
If so then I find it difficult to accept .. IMO the sources and examples distributed with theide should be restriction-free, and this copying notice should be removed.

[edit] Just noticed in the disclaimer ...

Quote:

... IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FREEBSD PROJECT OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE ...

[Updated on: Tue, 14 January 2014 10:34]

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