Commercial GNU support

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From: -Shumway J.F.
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1995 21:27

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I believe that once upon a time there were a few (maybe only 1)
companies who packaged and supported GNU software for the more
popular platforms. One of these firms (Cygnus?) even vended a
CD-ROM containing sources and compiled objects. They of course
were operating under the guiding principle of copy-left. And
justified their fees by the time honored concept of adding value
(packaging and support) to an existing natural resource, the GNU
source trees.
 
Before I mix too many metaphors here, do any of these outfits
still exist, did this service strategy put food on the table and
shoes on their children's feet? Does anyone still support GNU
tools for a living? How might I get in touch with firms in this
business.

Thanks for any leads,

Jesse Fred Shumway	j.f.shumway@att.com 	708-224-7880

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