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jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> writes:
> Le 06/08/2016 à 13:34, Malcolm McLean a écrit :
[...]
>> The GC is one of the major competitive
>> advantages, and you can't reasonably expect Jacob to give away his
>> business's assets to satisfy your curiosity.
>
> The source of the GC is PUBLIC DOMAIN and owned by Mr Bohm!
> ???

No, it's not public domain.  Details may vary depending on the
relevant jurisdiction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

I just downloaded a recent copy of the source tarball for Boehm's
GC implementation.  The README.QUICK file begins with several
copyright notices.  Download and unpack
    http://www.hboehm.info/gc/gc_source/gc-7.4.4.tar.gz
if you want to see the details.

(As far as I can tell, jacob's use of Boehm's GC implementation in
lcc-win is consistent with its license terms.  I mention this to
forestall jacob's inevitable objections to anything I write about
him or his work.)

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