From: "Nite Hawk" <malcolm3 AT bulloch DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Borland C++ compiler free!
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:29:01 -0500
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newbie question: What is open source exactly?

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Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com> wrote in message
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> Jason Green wrote:
> >
> > Robin Johnson <robbat2 AT home DOT com> wrote:
> >
> > > Check this out! and support open source!
> > > http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/
> >
> > Where does it say that it is open source?
>
> It's not open source.  However Borland's intention is to support open
> source with it.  It's like 'we support free speech with free beer'.
>
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