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Article #73414NextStep will NOT be made PD or GNUware
From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1991 06:04
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1991 06:04
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In <1991Sep16.211302.4185@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>, songer@ei.ecn.purdue.edu (Christopher M Songer) says: > About NextStep in the Public Domain > > The party line is that NS is highly dependent on Display Postscript > from Adobe and that Ghostscript does not yet cut the mustard with > respect to this job. Whether they will release it when Ghostscript > becomes functional enough is a topic for many and diverse rumors. I just happened to be talking with Steve Jobs on the phone yesteday about an unrelated matter, and I asked him about this very topic. He said categorically that NextStep was one of Next's "jewels" and that there was absolutely no way they would release it. I'd be inclined to believe him, myself. L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306 ghost@aladdin.com ; ...decwrl!aladdin!ghost ; 415-322-0103 8:30-11 AM M-F "Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery."
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