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The fate of "small" open source

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295 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 16 Nov 25 19:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.272s | source
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smcameron ◴[16 Nov 25 21:10 UTC] No.45948420[source]▶
In the U.S., anything machine generated is uncopyrightable.

Why would you put uncopyrightable code into your codebase?

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1. ebiester ◴[16 Nov 25 21:20 UTC] No.45948488[source]▶
It's more nuanced. If I even have a few lines I can prove are mine, those parts are copywritable in the same way Pride and Prejudice is public domain but pride and prejudice and zombies is copyrighted.