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Article #273Re: Please, no free publicity for proprietary software
From: Stephen Ayers
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 1990 09:35
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 1990 09:35
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In article <9010282126.AA19888@mole.ai.mit.edu> edc!axion!ukc!mcsun!uunet!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!AI.MIT.EDU!rms rms@AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman) writes:
>>A recent request for information had the following statement:
>>
>>> Freeware/PD is fine so is $$'s.
>>
>>The "$$" appears to be a request for information about possible
>>non-free software.
>>
>>Please don't use the GNU mailing lists to give or request information
>>about proprietary software.
>>
>>It's reasonable to discuss how to make GNU software work on a given
>>proprietary system, because then the GNU software is the real topic.
>>But if the topic goes farther afield, it is off the subject of the
>>mailing list as well as at odds with the purpose of the whole GNU
>>project.
You are correct. I was mistaken post that type of request to a GNU
group. My apologies to the FSF.
I have found the GNU C/G++/Lib to be of great value and superior quality
where I have used them on internal projects. I am now beginning to produce the
actual product and find due to licensing issues I must find another class
library. This is quite frustrating.
I don't think I am alone in this area. Without a usable class library the
usefulness of the GNU C++ compiler is greatly reduced.
--
Stephen Ayers
Atex European Development Centre, A Kodak Company
sda@epps.kodak.com | {sun,uunet,kodak}!atexnet!sda | ..!ukc!edc!sda
+44 506 41 6778
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!telly!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!edc!sda From: sda@edc.UUCP (Stephen Ayers) Newsgroups: gnu.g++.help,comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: Please, no free publicity for proprietary software Message-ID: <1653@edc.edc.UUCP> Date: 27 Oct 90 09:35:45 GMT References: <9010282126.AA19888@mole.ai.mit.edu> Reply-To: sda@edc.UUCP (Stephen Ayers) Distribution: gnu Organization: Atex European Development Centre, Livingston, Scotland Lines: 33