From:	"Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel" <kalum AT newmail DOT net>
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Date:	Wed, 29 Dec 1999 20:22:57 +0600
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Subject:	Re: Why did ID choose DJGPP for Quake?
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On 28 Dec 99, at 22:33, Jens Luedicke wrote:

> 
> Commercial compilers require a special licence, which allows the
> software firms to sell their software legally. If they choose a
> GNU Compiler they don't need special licening.
> 

And IMHO they won't have to pay any royalties which taken a 
game like Quake would add up to a sizable amount saved and 
would help to swell the already bloated moneybags at ID software.

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