Hi Everyone,
Hopefully this is my last word on GPLv3 licensing, fortunately you can't
license common knowledge (like in the public domain) and creativity with
that
knowledge. This would also include any proposed standards for forth (like
2012).
The real question is can you license as GPLv3 what is already available in
the public domain
even though it is in bits and pieces?

Regards,
John S


On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM John Sarabacha <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> AmForth still has a place in my research as well as other forths do.
> Licensing (GPLv3) only comes into play when distributing which is not
> happening here (at this point). There are also plenty of examples of where
> GPLv3 has been used effectively without impacting IP.
>
> Regards,
> John S
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 4:25 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> A gentle reminder, since licensing has come up again on the mailing
>> list.
>>
>> AmForth is published under the GNU Public License v3 (GPL)
>>
>> The terms of the license can be found in the link below [1].
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Tristan
>> Maintainer
>>
>> [1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
>>
>>
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