From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 18:00:28 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5CC816A41C for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:00:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bq510@scn.org) Received: from scn4.scn.org (scn4.scn.org [66.212.64.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C63143D53 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:00:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bq510@scn.org) Received: from filter2.kcls.org (scn4 [66.212.64.197]) by scn4.scn.org (8.9.1-20031009/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA28560 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:51:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200506211751.KAA28560@scn4.scn.org> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org From: bq510@scn.org Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:51:41 +0000 X-Mailer: Endymion MailMan v2.0 Subject: Re: groff alternative? X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:00:28 -0000 ..keeping in mind that "public domain" has alternate meanings in a great number of minds, just as "proprietary" does (although the minds are almost always different ones). It is quite common (to the point of acceptability) to see that something has been put into the public domain as soon as it stops being kept secret. One often sees that a trade secret has been put into the public domain by being patented. I agree that such usage is confusing and shouldn't be used, but it is common enought that one must expect to see it and not through a hissy-fit at every such usage. Just like I've had to learn not to complain every time someone claims that GPLed (or even BSDed) software is not "proprietary", even though it really just means "not in the public domain" if we're using strict meanings.