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> Who cares, the point is they own it. The header file they provided is BSD licensed. You can use it freely, forever, for anything you want.
by robotresearcher 9y ago
> Who cares, the point is they own it.
The header file they provided is BSD licensed. You can use it freely, forever, for anything you want.
- ovao 9y agoAnd applies only to this particular implementation. Anyone should be free to implement the flick time unit in any other language, or re-implement the flick time unit in C++.
- lomnakkus 9y agoIIRC the BSD license doesn't say anything about trademarks or patents? (EDIT: Obviously, this doesn't invalidate your conclusion, but your conclusion doesn't follow from the premise, at least.)
- robotresearcher 9y agoIt does not. But did you hear anything about patent or trademark protection sought by Facebook for flicks? Does releasing a BSD licensed implementation suggest to you that they intend to protect flicks this way? I don't love Facebook's products, but I struggle to see the downside in them publishing this idea.
- leggomylibro 9y agoWhich is fair, but I still have a problem with the sheer temerity of licensing a unit of measurement.
- robotresearcher 9y agoThey licensed the right to use that header file. A concrete implementation of the idea, otherwise protected by copyright.