Copyright issues might be seen as an "edge case" at HN if it were not for the fact that software is so intimately affected by copyright law. On the "big brothe

Copyright issues might be seen as an "edge case" at HN if it were not for the fact that software is so intimately affected by copyright law. On the "big brother" bit - I think you should understand that HN is not designed specifically to welcome newcomers who are outside the target audience. You are expected to find and read the rules and to work out how everything works - as an instance, there is no "search" facility - you are expected to know how to use Google to search this site. Anyone who is not comfortable with this is probably not that interested or involved in the subject matter. If you are, then please join in and make a contribution. [edit] Just noticed the "Search box at the bottom of the comment page - when did that arrive? See - I am just out of date.