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In article <WGD.95Feb10184257@martigny.ai.mit.edu>, wgd@zurich.ai.mit.edu
(William G. Dubuque) wrote:

>   From: roussel@physics.mcgill.ca (Harold Roussel)
>   Newsgroups: sci.math.symbolic
>   Subject: Re: MMA for Linux?
>   Date: 8 Feb 1995 17:40:45 GMT
> 
>   Concerning a Linux version of MMA, well, there was a thread in the various
>   *.linux.* newsgroups about it a couple of weeks ago.  I seem to remember
>   that Wolfram would not develop for Linux because the source code of the
>   OS was available to everybody, and people could hack the OS so that the
>   license regulation stuff would be violated, etc, etc.  I don't remember the
>   details.  You might want to send e-mail to wolfram about this.
> 
> This is quite disheartening if it is the start of a trend.
> 
> Does LPF take a stand on companies that refuse to release
> their products on OS'es just because the source is available?
> 
> Clearly this could prove a serious impediment to free OS'es 
> if this policy starts being adapted widely.


Wolfram Research is in fact in the process of testing a version
of Mathematica for Linux. If everything goes according to plan
it will be shipping by the second quarter of this year.

For further information about availability of Mathematica for 
Linix contact Wolfram Research at info@wri.com.

I hope this clarifies things.

--Ian

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