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IIRC The last version of Sun's 'ls' command used every upper and lower case character as an option flag. Oracle now owns Sun and so has copyright on every uppe

IIRC The last version of Sun's 'ls' command used every upper and lower case character as an option flag. Oracle now owns Sun and so has copyright on every upper and lower case letter ( at least when used as an option flag)

sunir 14y ago
That's not correct. Consider this comparable example following your logic: The Oxford English Dictionary has a copyright on the dictionary of every English word, and therefore Oxford Press has a copyright on every English expression.
- excuse-me 14y ago
  Wait till they get a US lawyer !