[OT] What is Open Source?

[Paul Rubin]

Tim Peters <tim.one at comcast.net> writes:
> Me too, but at least one lawyer has told me it is a fantasy world,
> i.e. that an individual in the United States cannot put their work
> in the public domain: you can't disclaim your copyright even if you
> want to, unless it's work done for the government and "they" put it
> in the public domain.

This actually doesn't surprise me, if you think about situations where
someone might want to stop you from disclaiming a copyright :-(.