No. For example, current Bash is copyrighted and licensed by the copyright holder.
To get included in Bash, though, I think the license should be the same as Bash, at the least. -- William ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nicolas ARGYROU <na...@yahoo.com> > To: Dave Rutherford <d...@evilpettingzoo.com> > Cc: bashbug <bug-bash@gnu.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 11:35:08 PM > Subject: Re: Bug fix for $((x**y)) algorithm on 64+ bits machines. > > You're right. Then, just do what you want with this piece of code, I make it > public domain: no restriction at all on using it. It's a gift to bash as I > use it a lot. I also accept that you put my name and/or email with the piece > of > code in case someone wants to contact the author. :-) > > Regards, > Nicolas Argyrou > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave Rutherford <d...@evilpettingzoo.com> > To: Nicolas ARGYROU <na...@yahoo.com> > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 10:34 PM > Subject: Re: Bug fix for $((x**y)) algorithm on 64+ bits machines. > > On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 07:10, Nicolas ARGYROU <na...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I came up with a version that is slightly more precise in the comments, and > that uses 3 registers instead of 4 >> (though gcc can optimize that): >> >> >> // Copyright 2011: Nicolas Argyrou <na...@yahoo.com>, public domain. > > My understanding is that something can be either copyrighted or > public domain, but not both at the same time. You might want > to check on this. > > Dave >
