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Re: NewsGroup Causes NewsGrazer to crash

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From: Scott Wisdom
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 23:20
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In article <1992Apr14.222001.3214@cs.yale.edu> nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu  
(Nathan F. Janette) writes:
> In article <1992Apr15.035159.813@prim.uucp> dave@prim.uucp (Dave Griffiths)  
> writes:
> > >I also hope that NeXT has not given exclusive rights to the source code to  
> > >any specific developer because this will violate the level playing ground  
> > >principle. 
> > 
> > But surely it's obvious why NeXT won't release the source of NewsGrazer?
> > It's authour, Jayson Adams, has left and set up his own company. They are
> > rumoured to be working on their *own* News reader
> 
> Sorry, but I received email from Jayson Adams to the effect that NeXT
> wouldn't release the rights to the code to him.
He can start from scratch, no problem. NeXT just doesn't want to step on his  
new feet. Releasing NewsGrazer source and the many updates from other sources  
that would follow could still get in the way of anything Jason comes out with.

Scott Wisdom
wisdom@geom.umn.edu
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