I'd like to ask you to sign a disclaimer for the program, thus putting it in the public domain. (For a small program such as this, it's not worth our trying to assert a copyleft.) I, , hereby disclaim all copyright interest in my program which does . I affirm that I have no other intellectual property interest that would undermine this release, and will do nothing to undermine it in the future. I represent that the work is my own and not a copy of someone else's work. *Don't forget to include the date.* Spell out the month name--don't use a number for the month. Dates using a number for the month are ambiguous; 2/8/95 means one thing in the US and another in Europe. If you are employed to do programming (even at a university), or have made an agreement with your employer or school saying it owns programs you write, then we also need a signed disclaimer from your employer or school. This disclaimer should be signed by a vice president or general manager of the company. If you can't get at them, anyone else authorized to license software produced there will do. Here is a sample wording: Digital Stimulation Corporation hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program "seduce" (a program to direct assemblers to make passes at compilers under GNU Emacs) written by Hugh Heffner, including both the present version of the program and his/her future changes and enhancements to it. We do not consider it or them as a work made for hire for us. Digital Stimulation Corporation affirms that it has no other intellectual property interest that would undermine this release, and will do nothing to undermine it in the future. , 1 April 1987 Ty Coon, President of Vice, Digital Stimulation Corp. If your employer says they do have an intellectual property claim that could conflict with the use of the program, then please put me in touch with a suitable representative of the company, so that we can negotiate what to do about it. IMPORTANT: When you talk to your employer, *no matter what instructions they have given you*, don't fail to show them the sample disclaimer above, or a disclaimer with the details filled in for your specific case. Companies are usually willing to sign a disclaimer without any fuss. If you make your request less specific, you may open Pandora's box and cause a long and unnecessary delay. Please snail the signed disclaimers to: Attn: Disclaimer Clerk Free Software Foundation 59 Temple Place, Suite 330 Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Please print your email address on the printed disclaimer.