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Re: GPL and NDAs

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From: Jeffrey B. Siegal
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00
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Barry Margolin wrote:
> I think RMS's emphasis in this regard is on software that people obtain for
> themselves -- they should be able to share it with their friends.  If a
> company obtains software on behalf of the employee, it's not really his to
> share.

Not at all.  RMS's direct experience was with the Lisp machine software at the
AI Lab, not his personal software.
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From: "Jeffrey B. Siegal" <jbs@quiotix.com>
Subject: Re: GPL and NDAs
Date: 2000/01/18
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