No, I think you missed the point of the article. It's trying to say that you retain copyright like a sticky booger. Merely saying 'this stuff is in public domain now' is not enough to make it so.
Strangely, it appears that you have no right put something in the public domain, it just happens 70 years after you die. (Copyright lawyers feel free to chime in here) Unfortunately for fans of djb, I think this means the license issue is still hanging tough. -B On Nov 30, 2007 3:19 PM, Andrew Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wouldn't such reasoning about a "gift" apply equally to a BSD-license on > free-as-in-beer software? > > Andrew Ruscica wrote: > ... > > "Why the Public Domain Isn't a License" (Linux Journal) > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6225 > > > > From the article: > ... > > > "Unfortunately, such gifts are illusory. Under basic contract law, a gift > > cannot be enforced. The donor can retract his gift at any time, for any > > reason - scant security for someone intending to make long-term use of > > a piece of software."
