"fLameDogg" > wrote in message
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> "Tea" > wrote in
> :
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> > The term 'Rosetta' was not invented by SC, not unless he was in Egypt
> > with Napoleon's armies. If he wasn't- and I suspect he was not,
> > despite behavior that is reminiscent of senility- he was not one of
> > those who translated the Rosetta Stone. The idea of translating one
> > language into another while providing a symbol key is not
> > copyrightable- that's public domain, and has been done for languages
> > as diverse as ancient Egyptian and Mayan. The only thing that could be
> > copyrighted would be the actual translation and definition text, and
> > the title of the page. Nobody can keep anyone from using the concept
> > of making a translation.
>
> K. You might not be familiar with the SCO reference, but suffice it to
say
> it wouldn't make much sense if I was buying what SC is selling.
>
> --
> fD

I'm not familiar with the term, but I agree that Space Cowboy's position is
ridiculous on many levels. He's not the first person to come up with the
idea of using 'rosetta' to indicate translation, not even in reference to
tea.
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