Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!umcp-cs!chris 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 Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.2114 Posted: Thu Dec 27 01:38:15 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Dec-84 02:39:35 EST References: <6779@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 13 > . 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. -- (This line accidently left nonblank.) In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (301) 454-7690 UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland