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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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In message <5ebf790e-1d47-409f-9b00-
dc2a890b5bcf@l18g2000yql.googlegroups.com>, Paul Cager wrote:

> On Jun 2, 1:08 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek-
> central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
>
>> In message
>> <5b0642c5-0634-4b8b-98fc-e9bfcbba1...@b42g2000yqi.googlegroups.com>, Paul
>>
>> Cager wrote:
>> > On Jun 2, 11:42 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek-
>> > central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
>>
>> >> In message
>> >> <9b584a36-f160-4e01-8e2f-ca3f83f17...@x10g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>,
>> >> Paul
>>
>> >> Cager wrote:
>> >> > It looks to be the standard 3-clause BSD license to me - that's a
>> >> > good thing, isn't it?
>>
>> >> It would if the code were worth copyrighting.
>>
>> > You seem to misunderstand the difference between copyright and a
>> > license.
>>
>> What is the licence for?
> 
> The license grants us permission to use the code. Without a license we
> could be breaching copyright by redistributing it.

You mean, the way you could be “breaching copyright” by “redistributing” 
your USENET posting containing quotations of my words?