Re: Why I do not support GNU

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From: Ian G Batten
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1989 11:21

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In article <131@euteal.ele.tue.nl> plato@ele.tue.nl (plato) writes:
>products. Suppose I create a fine new programming language
>that everyone wants to program in and write compilers for.

Then you will make no money from it.  Name ONE language that has had
universal appeal that has been copyrighted and charged for.  It is
not even clear if you CAN copyright a language.  You can sell your
compiler, of course.  But if someone re-implements it, tough.

ian

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Ian G Batten, BT Fulcrum - igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk - ...!uunet!ukc!fulcrum!igb

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From: igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten)
Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: Why I do not support GNU
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Date: 24 Oct 89 11:21:43 GMT
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