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Article #1890Re: Because you think I misrepresent RMS, it's OK to misrepresent me?
From: Rodney Peck II
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1989 19:10
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1989 19:10
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>>>>> On 14 Dec 89 14:19:23 GMT, jay@splut.conmicro.com (Jay "you ignorant splut!" Maynard) said: Jay> Well, for example, take a recent posting to alt.sources: GNU getopt Jay> ported to MS-DOS. Jay> It was posted without a copy of the GNU Public Virus. A bit hostile? (and pointless) Jay> Despite that, it is still covered by it. That means that anyone who uses Jay> that package is, because of section 2b of the GPV, automatically forced Jay> to give _his source code_, not just the GNU getopt package, away, and Jay> prevented from restricting redistribution of that code. All without his Jay> knowledge. no, if you use the getopt package, you don't have to post your sources. if you change getopt and redistribute it, then you do. -- Rodney
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!rpi.edu!rodney From: rodney@dali.ipl.rpi.edu (Rodney Peck II) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,alt.religion.computers Subject: Re: Because you think I misrepresent RMS, it's OK to misrepresent me? Message-ID: <RODNEY.89Dec14141031@dali.ipl.rpi.edu> Date: 14 Dec 89 19:10:50 GMT References: <2558@flatline.UUCP> <4639@sugar.hackercorp.com> <25770F75.3EA@rpi.edu> <1913@texsun.Central.Sun.COM> <1989Dec7.075641.13191@news.acc.Virginia.EDU> <4754@sugar.hackercorp.com> <3084@cello.UUCP> <.SP8B@splut.conmicro.com> Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Image Processing Lab, Troy NY Lines: 18 In-Reply-To: jay@splut.conmicro.com's message of 14 Dec 89 14:19:23 GMT