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Article #63339Re: Wolfram/MMA & vendors refusing release on OS with source
From: Greg Lindahl
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 18:32
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 18:32
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In article <WGD.95Feb10184257@martigny.ai.mit.edu>, William G. Dubuque <wgd@zurich.ai.mit.edu> wrote: >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. I doubt it's that serious. If Wolfram won't provide Mathematica on Linux, Maple probably will, since their policy used to pretty much be that if someone did the port, they'd support it -- and they are much nicer about copy protection. Support sane software companies and ignore the twits.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,5004f6c9ec7613a5 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-02-11 10:32:55 PST Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!nntpserver.pppl.gov!princeton!rutgers!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!concert!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch!fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU!gl8f From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) Subject: Re: Wolfram/MMA & vendors refusing release on OS with source X-Nntp-Posting-Host: fermi.clas.virginia.edu Message-ID: <D3uM6v.1xr@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia References: <WGD.95Feb10184257@martigny.ai.mit.edu> Distribution: gnu Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 18:32:55 GMT Lines: 17