[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Why are you cloning Civ II? (was Re: Migration)

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 02:38:53PM -0800, Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> > To limit it's value or avoid being laughed at or some other reason
> > they removed also all comments.
> 
> They claimed legal liability, and it's a legitimate claim.

I've never heard of mere *comments* being a legal liability.  I suppose
if they said /* We stole this from SCO, bet they never find us, heh heh
heh */ that could be a liability.  But then it is not the comment that
is the infringing content there; it's the code.

-- John