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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: public domain?
Message-ID: <2114@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Dec-84 01:38:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 27 01:38:15 1984
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> . any program written in yacc is proprietary, because the algorithms
>   output by yacc are proprietary.

I have heard the claim (and it makes sense to me) that SOURCE code put
out by yacc is proprietary, since it contains /usr/lib/yaccpar.  I've
never heard it claimed (but wouldn't be TOO surprised at ANYTHING AT&T
does) that object code produced with the aid of yacc is proprietary.
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