This index to published Forth source code is provided by FIG UK, the United Kingdom Chapter of the Forth Interest Group.
Please notify additions, changes and comments to Chris Jakeman - see the spreadsheet provided for a list of current classifications and as a convenient format for submitting multiple entries.
Last updated on 21-Sep-2002
Author
Where one author has built upon the work of others only the most recent author is listed.Key to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Copyright
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- publisher: see copyright below
In most countries an author of an original piece of writing or software is granted copyright over his work automatically with no need to register or even include a copyright notice. He has the exclusive right to publish or licence his work or derivatives of his work to others during his lifetime. Many publications require that an author assign these rights to the publishing organisation as a condition of publication.Public Domain
When a work is "in the public domain it belongs to the public as a whole; it is a work that is not protected by the bundle of exclusive rights of authors or owners under copyright law. These include facts, works funded by the US Government, those which lack originality and those specifically placed in the public domain by their owner.GPL - General Public Licence
The GPL gives licensees broad rights to sell, copy and modify licensed programs, so long as licensees grant to downstream licensees the same rights to sell, copy and modify the modifications to the original program. Licensees are also required to make their changes available in source code form.This index supplements the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) which cover
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