[ANSI-Smalltalk] Response to the first draft of our project application

Paolo Bonzini paolo.bonzini at lu.unisi.ch
Mon Jan 7 15:58:06 GMT 2008


Bruce Badger wrote:
> On 07/01/2008, John O'Keefe <wembley.instantiations at gmail.com> wrote:
>> In addition, isn't there an issue about using the current (copyrighted) text
>> if we use some other vehicle for releasing a revised (or replacement)
>> standard?
> 
> Yes, but if we use something like the tool that Martin McClure has
> built we can re create the essence of the standard and move forward
> from there without infringing on ANSI copyright.

Well, copying the body of the method description would be copyright 
violation.  You should know from your Wikipedia experience.  :-)

But we could recycle Squeak or GNU Smalltalk's or (with collaboration 
from the publisher) the Black Book's.

Paolo



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