🚀 go-pugleaf

As the principal author of Ghostscript, I thought this might be a
good time for me to put in my 2c.

I agree with the FSF that Apple's record of legal terrorism against
other companies wishing to implement competitive UIs is noticeably
worse than that of some other companies.  Because of this, I don't
spend any of my time developing Macintosh software.

On the other hand, I also agree with the poster who basically said
that Ghostscript helps support the principle of free software no
matter what platform it's on.  Because of this, I treat people who
want to spend *their* time porting Ghostscript to the Mac in what I
consider a fair way (answering specific questions and responding to
specific suggestions).  I feel this kind of fairness has dividends
for everyone, because it encourages people to send me constructive
suggestions and bug fixes, which may be incorporated into
Ghostscript.

Ghostscript consists of a generic kernel, a set of device drivers,
and a set of platform-specific makefiles and OS interface routines.
I don't plan to ever distribute Mac-specific material with
Ghostscript.  If someone else does the work, they have the right to
distribute it.

Up to this point, when people have asked about a Mac port of
Ghostscript, I've been willing to refer them to a person I know is
working on one.  I think in the future I'll just ask them to post the
question on comp.lang.ghostscript or gnu.ghostscript.bug and let the
people who are doing this work answer for themselves, especially
since there are now 2 or 3 people doing this and I don't know who
they all are.

L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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	    "Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery."