Another example of how AI is bad, bug fix for 20875

Walter Bright newshound2 at digitalmars.com
Tue Apr 7 22:52:09 UTC 2026


On 4/7/2026 11:40 AM, Dennis wrote:
> DMD is deliberately licensed as permissively as possible. It [would be public 
> domain](https://forum.dlang.org/post/53AAF314.5090208@digitalmars.com) but the 
> belief is IIRC that that's not recognized in all countries, while the Boost 
> license has been tested in court. Whether that's true is up to lawyers. Any way, 
> I don't add that line for copyright, it's just there for transparency, and from 
> what I gathered that co-author line is the standard way to disclose which model 
> has been used. I'm open to alternatives.

That makes perfect sense to me.

>> There are many more people who do appreciate the time and effort you, DLF and 
>> others put in.
> 
> I also appreciate most feedback, but unfortunately negative comments always hit 
> so much harder psychologically - even when I agree with them!

I don't think anyone is immune to those feelings. On the other hand, I've been 
criticized so much it doesn't bother me anymore.

BTW, Dennis, I very much appreciate your contributions! You've been an enormous 
help.



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