Redistribution costs of GNU software

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From: Stephen Hite
Date: Fri, 11 May 1990 01:40

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  In the latest issue of Dr. Dobbs magazine (June) on page 164, there is a
company calling itself "Networks" and it is charging the following prices for
redistribution of GNU software:

		*new* gnu emacs		Call
		gnu c++			$150.00
		gnu c			$125.00
		...and other gnu utils ranging $30.00 - $45.00

  I'm assuming that "Call" means it's too expensive to print.  It seems to me
that the costs for the first 3 are way out of line.  The other utils (bison,
gas, binutils, etc.) I have seen advertised other places at the $30-45 level.

  Is this "Networks" company breaking any CopyLeft rules on reasonable 
redistribution costs??


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From: shite@unf7.UUCP (Stephen Hite)
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Subject: Redistribution costs of GNU software
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Date: 11 May 90 01:40:42 GMT
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