From: leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com ("Marty Leisner") Subject: Re: Cygnus Cygwin32 Press Release 1/21/97 14 Feb 1997 00:39:05 -0800 Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <9702132049.AA14186.cygnus.gnu-win32@gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 Original-To: Stan Shebs Original-Cc: jqb@netcom.com, gnu-win32@cygnus.com In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Feb 1997 17:25:47 PST." <199702130125.RAA14392@andros.cygnus.com> Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com > > Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 04:45:24 -0800 > From: Jim Balter > > I was not referring to Cygnus' philosophy in general, only their > philosophy towards FREE software. Placing free software under > both the GPL and under a restricted-distribution license is a definite > deviation. > > Actually, this approach makes a lot of sense. Patrick Powell is doing it with LPRng... Most companies shy away from GPL. Saying "I'll pay for the privalege not to have post source" is fine (in my book). It seems to solve a lot of problems... -- marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com Member of the League for Programming Freedom - For help on using this list, send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".