# Looking for public core databases

"Maddog's Studio" (maddog@best.com)
Thu, 21 Sep 1995 14:32:45 PDT

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    Jay Carlson wrote:
    >
    >
    > Here's what `help core-copyright' says:
    >
    > | Portions of this database are derived from the LambdaCore
    > | distribution, available for anonymous ftp at parcftp.xerox.com.  The
    > | following copyright notice applies to new and derived works within
    > | this database.
    >
    > This says that the following copyright notice only applies to
    > JHcore-specific things in LambdaCore; since NOBODY KNOWS what the
    > copyright status of LambdaCore is, this is the best we can do.
    >
    > | Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 by Ken Fox.
    >
    > People who did work on JHcore transfered copyright to Ken because we
    > were too lazy to form JHM Incorporated.

    Seems like a reasonable approach.  Nice job of recognizing that the
    developers had rights that had to be assigned.

    Frank

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