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Article #74539Money for GCC - porting ??
From: geissler Norbert Geissler
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1991 08:55
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1991 08:55
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the facts: I wanted to get a port of GCC from a company which ported it to the same type of machine I am using. Porting is not trivial, because as far as I know, there are at least alignment problems between code generator and machine assembler. I got the answer, that I can get this GCC if I pay(!) for the effort they had to do the porting. 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 ? 2) Anyway, what's your opinion ? I'm interested in a legality discussion, please don't anwser: GET YOUR GCC ELSEWHERE Norbert Geissler, SIEMENS-NIXDORF AG, SNI AP 154, Munich, Germany UUCP: geissler@ap542.uucp INTERNET: geissler%ap542@ztivax.siemens.com ..for chess, that superb, cold, infinitely satisfying anodyne to life, I feel the ardour of a lover, the humility of a disciple. (Herbert Russel Wakefield) The Famous Game of Chesse Play
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,8f0403173f62c1e0,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-04-24 06:04:31 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!ztivax!ap542!news From: geissler@D012S050@ap542.uucp (Norbert Geissler) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Money for GCC - porting ?? Message-ID: <1991Apr24.085545.20790@ap542.uucp> Date: 24 Apr 91 08:55:45 GMT Sender: news@ap542.uucp (News Admin) Distribution: gnu Organization: SNI AP 154 Lines: 24