Re: Too Good to be True?

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From: Barry Margolin
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1992 22:33

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In article <FZ4ueB49w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (Lieutenant 030) writes:
>That's not true either.  If I write a program which includes some GNU
>software and distribute it with source for only the GNU bits, then I'm not
>distributing GNU software in ways the FSF dislikes.  Yet I'm not allowed
>to do that.

What's the point of distributing something in that manner.  The main reason
for distributing source is to allow the recipient to modify and/or
recompile it.  If you leave out your bits, then the GNU bits are
essentially useless with respect to use and enhancement of your program.
-- 
Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp.

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