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Re: Mac HACK status (you asked for it...)

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From: Thomas Newton
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1987 04:12
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> o The final version of hack must be distributed as Public Domain.
> Not shareware. No money. This is a program for the common good,
> nobody ought to make a profit on it.

It shouldn't be strictly "public domain", either.  Aside from the fact that
the original Hack sources are no doubt copyrighted, placing a program in the
public domain means that one has given up all rights to it -- including the
right to prevent other people from trying to make a profit on it.  What you
should do is to place a copyright notice on it and a statement saying it can
be duplicated and used freely for noncommercial purposes.

                                        -- Thomas Newton
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From: tdn@spice.cs.cmu.edu (Thomas Newton)
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Subject: Re: Mac HACK status (you asked for it...)
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Date: Sat, 24-Jan-87 23:12:53 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 24 23:12:53 1987
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