Re: Handspring, gcc and ignoring the gpl

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From: Volker Hetzer
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 00:00

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Till Harbaum wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Under http://info.handspring.com/developers_kit.html
> Handspring offers a development kit for their soon to
> come visor pdas. Some of the tools in this package
> are based on gnu tools which all come under the gpl.
[...]

> What to do now? I really don't like the idea of companies
> taking gpl'd code and including it into their binary
> distributions without folwing the open-source concept.
gcc is maintained at Cygnus. www.cygnus.com.
Tell them.
Greetings!
Volker
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