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Article #74476Re: Money for GCC - porting ??
From: Nathan Hess
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1991 20:30
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1991 20:30
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In article <1991Apr24.085545.20790@ap542.uucp>, geissler@D012S050@ap542 (Norbert Geissler) writes: > >my opinion: >Being familiar with the (great) spirit of FREE software, I think >it's not ok to get FREE software, port it for your own use and >ask for money for this port ! >my questions: >1) Do you think, this is legal ? Yes, of course this is legal. They developed the software, they can do whatever they want with it. >2) Anyway, what's your opinion ? Well, I think it would be nice of them to release the code, since they received GCC without having to pay for it, and it represents much more time and effort than *their* changes. You could always get several companies together, pool your money to buy the changes from them, and then freely distribute the changes yourself. --woodstock -- "What I like is when you're looking and thinking and looking and thinking...and suddenly you wake up." - Hobbes woodstck@hal.com or (408) 379-7000 x1112
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,8f0403173f62c1e0 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-04-25 02:40:01 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!bu.edu!dimacs.rutgers.edu!mips!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!hal.com!news From: woodstck@hal.com (Nathan Hess) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Money for GCC - porting ?? Message-ID: <1991Apr24.203001.17262@hal.com> Date: 24 Apr 91 20:30:01 GMT References: <1991Apr24.085545.20790@ap542.uucp> Sender: news@hal.com Reply-To: woodstck@hal.com (Nathan Hess) Distribution: gnu Organization: HaL Computer Systems Lines: 27 In-Reply-To: geissler@D012S050@ap542.uucp (Norbert Geissler)