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hjb@netcom.com (Hwa-Jin Bae) writes:

<i believe that cygnus should make the same software available to people who
<have not purchased the support contract with cygnus.  i'd prefer that
<cygnus charge nominal cost for this software, but the price is up to
<cygnus.  just that the software must be made available at the same time.
<this will falsify cygnus' marketing claim that says cygnus' customers get
<some special/good  software from cygnus before others, which in my opinion
<is against GNU.  and hopefully, cygnus will then stop making such marketing
<claims, which, in my opinion, sets a bad precendence w.r.t GNU license
<misuse.

In fact, if Cygnus provided a tape distribution service, it would in
no way falsify the alleged marketing claim.  People who purchased a
tape from Cygnus would themselves be Cygnus customers.

<<At what cost?  $100?  $100,000?  $1?  Where do you draw the line?  I
<<can tell you where we draw the line.  We will not pay for mailing
<<physical media.  We will not pay for another T1 link.  We will not
<<purchase a new ftp server to handle the load, we will not hire another
<<support person to answer the help requests.

<i don't draw the line -- it is not up to me.  it is up to you, as GNU
<license says, you can charge for it.  the amount is unspecified.
<i'd prefer that it be nominal, but it needs not be.  please, you must
<understand this about GNU license already.  why ask a silly question?

If the price is irrelevant, even a silly question, then Cygnus already
provides this service.  You must know this.
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