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Article #74601Re: Flex and GNU
From: Kyle Jones
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1991 19:25
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1991 19:25
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In article <2280@fornax.UUCP> miron@fornax.UUCP (Miron Cuperman) writes: > Although the GNU group asserts that their software is free, this is not > so. For example, Bison cannot be used for commercial products, since > the code used with it is covered by their copyright and cannot be > distributed commercially. Think of it as charity. The truly needy can get free food and clothing. The people who are well-off have to pay. (And pay dearly, some would say.) That doesn't change the fact that the food and clothing are there for those who really need them. Most of the folks partaking from the GNU soup kitchen don't _look_ indigent. But when it comes to shelling out six figures for a UNIX source license, most of us realize we aren't as well-off as we look. Should a restaurant owner be allowed to go to a soup kitchen, get free food, and sell it?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,621b0d6d6f90cab6,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-03-14 12:07:03 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!kyle From: kyle@uunet.UU.NET (Kyle Jones) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Flex and GNU Message-ID: <125566@uunet.UU.NET> Date: 14 Mar 91 19:25:04 GMT References: <2280@fornax.UUCP> Organization: UUNET Communications Services, Falls Church, VA Lines: 18