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From: | leisner AT sdsp DOT mc DOT xerox DOT com ("Marty Leisner") |
Subject: | Re: Cygnus Cygwin32 Press Release 1/21/97 |
13 Feb 1997 23:09:44 -0800 : | |
Approved: | cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com |
Distribution: | cygnus |
Message-ID: | <9702132048.AA14141.cygnus.gnu-win32@gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com> |
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Original-To: | Stan Shebs <shebs AT cygnus DOT com> |
Original-Cc: | jqb AT netcom DOT com, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com |
In-Reply-To: | Your message of "Wed, 12 Feb 1997 17:25:47 PST." |
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Original-Sender: | owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com |
> > Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 04:45:24 -0800 > From: Jim Balter <jqb AT netcom DOT com> > > I was not referring to Cygnus' philosophy in general, only their > philosophy towards FREE software. Placing free software under > both the GPL and under a restricted-distribution license is a definite > deviation. > > Actually, this approach makes a lot of sense. Patrick Powell is doing it with LPRng... Most companies shy away from GPL. Saying "I'll pay for the privalege not to have post source" is fine (in my book). -- marty leisner AT sdsp DOT mc DOT xerox DOT com Member of the League for Programming Freedom - For help on using this list, send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".
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