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[Dickon Hood]

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 18:12:59 +0000, Tom Carbert-Allen wrote:
: originator? does someone claim title to the concept of open source 
: software? If so, I don't accept this. Are you talking about this Eric 
: Raymond bloke that someone else mentioned?

Eric Raymond invented the term, and trademarked it.  Accept it or not,
it's what happened.

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: I was pondering on the idea of setting a maximum time limit on copyright 
: though? Maybe 0.5-3 years depending on the type of software? Does that work?

There already is one, but it's far too long for software.

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