Re: Publicly funded software development (was: KDE v. Gnome)

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From: Andy Mulhearn
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 00:00

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On Tue, 06 Oct 98 22:40:07 GMT, Phil Hunt <philh@vision25.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <F0E6wp.oI@a2e.de> phm@a2e.de "PILCH Hartmut" writes:
>> I am assuming that Open Source software, even if it comes under the GPL,
>> will contain lots of parts that are reused in closed-source programs.
>
>This is only possible if they break the law.
>
>> Many of the people who work at commercial companies have probably learned
>> their programming skills and system knowledge from studying Linux.
>
>I learnt programming before Linux ever existed. Anyone out there 
>remember the Data General Nova?
>

Yup, used one for two years. Then a PDP. Never got to play with an 
Eclipse though.

Andy

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From: andy@LinuxLap.cwb.com (Andy Mulhearn)
Subject: Re: Publicly funded software development (was: KDE v. Gnome)
Date: 1998/10/07
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