From: Alexander Lehmann <lehmann AT mathematik DOT th-darmstadt DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Repost of gzip patch
Date: 29 Jan 1997 17:27:28 GMT
Organization: Technische Hochschule Darmstadt
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References: <199701282355 DOT SAA22339 AT delorie DOT com>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

: > Also attached the zipped executables for the lazy ones like me.

: Please don't do this.  Posting binaries wastes a LOT of bandwidth and
: disk space, and is probably going to end up cancelled by one of the
: cancelbots that monitors the comp.* newsgroups.

: It's also a violation of the GPL to post a binary without its source
: in a given forum.  Since the djgpp distribution isn't distributed via
: usenet, someone who has ONLY usenet can get this binary and not the
: sources, and YOU will get in trouble for violating the GPL.

Well, now everybody can write to him and request the gzip sources for
a reasonable copying fee for the next 3 years :-)

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