amarcelo wrote:
>
> If HCFA is .gov then FOIA should apply right?
>
> Has this been addressed by opensource.org?
>
> I remember a previous thread about open source being different from public
> domain. Basically, the difference is in the license (ie, the gov't cannot
> give out a license therefore it is technically _not_ open source per se
> but the
> code should be available (?) (more of a question than a statement)...
>
> alvin
Code in the public domain fits the definition of "Open Source".
Very little open source software is in the public domain. Most is
copyright material released under a licence. There are some pretty good
reasons to do this -- public domain material can be subsequently
copyrighted by someone else if it's modified even a little.
-Brian
