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On Wed, 24 Nov 1999 08:40:23 +0100, Stefan Hildingstam
<frv95shm@mds.mdh.se> wrote:

>David Evans wrote:
>
>> Can anyone help I have forgotten what GNU stands for and it's driving me up
>> the wall
>
>You can read the GNU License that follows every program released as GNU.
>
>The context of that License is that you may distribute the package that
>you recieved, but may not make any profit from distributing it. You may
>alter what is in, but not claim it is yours.

Stefan,

This is not true and is a popular misconception of GNUware.

In actuality, if you receive GNUware from www.gnu.org or from
someone who gives some GNUware to you, the only requirement is that
you pass along the code you received, plus any changes you made (bug
fixes, improvements, etc.) to anyone who requests it of you. BUT you 
*MAY* charge a fee for this.

The "free" in "free software" refers not to price but to your rights
to receive the code under *ALL* circumstances.

The purpose of GNUware is to prevent software hoarding.

Stuart Cracraft