On 2 August 2012 07:01, Richard Vickery <richard.vicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Roger <are...@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >> Is it Criminal use of Linux, or more like criminal use of the world's >> worst copyright and patent. >> My take on this is that as Microsoft owns C++ anything written in C++ like >> code falls under copyright. > > > Er... nobody can take ownership over work that you have written, Your work > is your own, regardless of whether they own the language you write it in or > not. > > Where is it stated that Micros[hi]t owns C++? when did this happen? You > can't own something in the free domain? This is like saying that I own > English and you can't use it unless I say so - it's stupid and ridiculous. >
Indeed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B C++ has nothing to do with Microsoft. Even in C#, which they developed and where they own key components of the run-time, code you write belongs to you (though licensing of compiled binaries can be interesting depending on your compiler license - in exactly the same way some people call GPL infectious). -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
