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by randombits0 1642 days ago
Code is a tricky word. It’s very ambiguous.

What if I lift a minor function? What if I study yours and base mine off of it? What if I type it all except for three lines I pasted from yours? The whole idea that a recipe can be owned is fascinating.

Actual recipes, btw, are not considered copyrightable.