Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Jan 15, 2008 8:46 PM, Marco Gerards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 01:21:04PM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I do not think these algorithms can be copyrighted and are in the >> >> >> public domain? Can you check this? >> >> > >> >> > Only actual code can be copyrighted. Algorithms can only be patented. >> >> > >> >> > Copyright expires into public domain, but this is only theoretical since >> >> > they reform copyright law every 20 years to extend it. >> >> > >> >> > I think only patents actually expire in practice. >> >> >> >> What I meant was, that the code Bean used is public domain already. >> >> AFAIK that's not uncommon for reference implementations. >> > >> > It shouldn't be. I wouldn't be too sure though. >> >> Bean will know :-) > > I think copyright should not be the problem, the IJG's version can > practically be used in anyway you wanted.
What's the copyright statement or is it public domain? Can you point me to the actual license or statement? -- Marco _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
