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I have to just lightly wonder why he would have written anything, if he was so adamantly opposed to any copies in any form. Unless I misread that and he only i
by zentiggr 7y ago
I have to just lightly wonder why he would have written anything, if he was so adamantly opposed to any copies in any form.
Unless I misread that and he only intended to restrict copies "without my consent". Hence as broad and varied distribution as he solely wished, and no others.
I think I read that initially as a fear of being misunderstood, since every new copy would have a non-zero chance of typos or changes. Or I have that entirely wrong, which is the more likely case.
Curious.
- JadeNB 7y agoThis was written well after he had done the work for which he is remembered. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Grothendieck#Retirement_into_reclusion_and_death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Grothendieck#Retirem... . That is, at the time the work was done, it was not his intention to limit copying.