> If I understand correctly, the language, CFM, can not (or can no > longer) be copyrighted -- only implementations of the language. (I > don't necessarily agree with this, but apparently that's the way is is). Can you give a source for this? I'd like to know why CFML can't be copywrited.
> What I am concerned with is that the language gets bastardized by many > people doing different dialects. So they should stick to the official version. The one put out by MM. In this, BD is in the wrong. They want to claim to be a CF parser but the second they add in their own functionality then they're something else. > Look at JavaScript/JScript --->ECMAScript for precedent (or browsers, > or OSes, yadda, yadda, yadda) ECMAScript that's not implimented on most browsers, that's still not standardized across browsers and is just a name with no juice? That ECMAScript? > I guess you could say that the only way for MM to prevent someone > (bigger) from stealing the language -- is to give it away -- to the > public domain. Or sue. Or ask nicely for the others to play by the language rules. > Vince rang a bell, that can't be unrung! Of course it can. Who said he had the right to ring it. I'd love to hear what a copywrite lawyer has to say here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
