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Money for GCC - porting ??

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From: geissler Norbert Geissler
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
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Subject: Money for GCC - porting ??
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