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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/04/uk_unis_loving_linux/ "But a low percentage of institutions make contributions or submit patches back to the open source community. Of universities and colleges which do use open source software, only 14 per cent even know whether or not they contribute to ongoing open source development. The difficulty for many institutions is that intellectual property rights reside with the university, which can make handing over code difficult. Different institutions have different policies - some use employment contracts to enforce intellectual property rights. Metcalfe said it was an issue universities must address." How do some universities get away with that? Keith -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html