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Article #74199Using GNU software as embedded software
From: steinarb
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 15:15
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 15:15
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What happens if you decide to use a piece of GNU software in an embedded system. Let's take a hypotetichal example: - You are the manufacturer of X-terminals - You want to give your terminals a Display PostScript extension - Adobe will charge you for a lot of money for a DPS interpreter source. - You make a DPS extension based on GhostScript Will this be legal? Do you have to *give* away your your terminals? (I know the answer is no! :-) Will you then be required to give away the source, even if this means you'll give your competitors (who are the only ones interested in it) a head start? Just for the record: I am very happy that FSF & the GNU project exists, I am just curious. - Steinar
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,7eabeac4bc6b3171,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-06-22 03:28:53 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unreplyable!garbage From: steinarb@IDT.UNIT.NO Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Using GNU software as embedded software Message-ID: <9106211515.AA01248@fenris.idt.unit.no> Date: 21 Jun 91 15:15:27 GMT Sender: daemon@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: GNUs Lines: 21