Hi Paul,

On Jan 01 07:36, 1996, Paul Edwards of 3:711/934.9 wrote:

MS>> Bob has put a lot of work into building the MFL library (which
MS>> he started years before Snippets) and it has been an integral
MS>> part of much of his commercial work.  The new MFL licence is
MS>> about as close as you can get to PD but still retaining Bob's
MS>> right to publish it himself commercially.  See LICENSE.MFL
MS>> below for details.

FA>>> If i don't want people to use my code freely, why would i post
FA>>> it into a snips collection ?  To be a show off ?

MS>> I think you're being a little unfair there, Frank.

PE> So that's where that came from.  Gnu Virus License strikes again.

I don't think the MFL library licence is anywhere near as bad as the
Gnu licence.

MS>> Rights reserved to the copyright holder include:

PE> Blah blah blah bullshit chuck it in the bin.

Why? All he's doing is stopping you from selling his source code.

PE> It's a good job there's an alternate collection of general PD
PE> code.

I won't deny that. :)

I'd love to post your original reply in the C_ECHO & see how Bob
defends himself.  :) Does this have anything to do with why I never
see you in the C_ECHO?  

Michael Stapleton of Graphic Bits
@EOT:

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