Re: Redistribution costs of GNU software

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From: mike Mike Haertel
Date: Sat, 12 May 1990 20:44

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The GPL does not say anything about "reasonable" costs.  There is no need.
If people redistributing for profit charge unreasonable costs, they
will presumably not stay in business for long.
Mike Haertel <mike@stolaf.edu>
``There's nothing remarkable about it.  All one has to do is hit the right
  keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.'' -- J. S. Bach

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From: mike@stolaf..stolaf.edu (Mike Haertel)
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Subject: Re: Redistribution costs of GNU software
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Date: 12 May 90 20:44:37 GMT
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