On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Franco Iacomella <[email protected]> wrote:
El 19/07/11 11:49, Samuel Rose escribió:
Also, just because I have released the design under public domain does not mean that others can easily extend or contribute back, or understand what I have done and replicate it and build upon it.
Exactly. And also, a design (or software) in the public domain is not equivalent to open design (or free software/open source): the sources should be available to be considered "open" (that's not always the case with PD stuff).
Best,
-- Franco Iacomella
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