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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.direct.ca!nntp.portal.ca!cynic.portal.ca!not-for-mail From: cjs@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy Subject: Re: GPL Date: 2 Feb 1997 10:48:12 -0800 Organization: Internet Portal Services, Inc. Lines: 24 Message-ID: <5d2nhc$i6m@cynic.portal.ca> References: <32DFFEAB.7704@usa.net> <0rnuc5.3e1.ln@zen> <5cvodo$hme@omega.gmd.de> <m23evgchq9.fsf@maxwell.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us> NNTP-Posting-Host: cynic.portal.ca Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:155779 comp.os.linux.networking:67027 comp.os.linux.advocacy:82105 comp.unix.bsd.misc:2199 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:51665 comp.os.os2.advocacy:265172 In article <m23evgchq9.fsf@maxwell.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us>, Neil Moore <amethyst@valjean.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us> wrote: >With anything like this, there is eventually going to be someone >who is ticked off enough at this `abuse' of the GPL that he goes >right ahead and redistributes the software he paid DEM 3000 for. >When that happens, there is nothing the company can do about it, >other than possibly terminate support... If you have a product built with this version of gcc, are you going to risk your product (even if it's not a huge risk) just to support the GPL? If you say `yes,' you probably don't run a business right now. I expect that the companies buying this product couldn't care less about the GPL, and simply want a working product and support at a reasonable cost. They're not going to do things that will endanger their relationship with a sole-source vendor. cjs -- Curt Sampson cjs@portal.ca Info at http://www.portal.ca/ Internet Portal Services, Inc. Vancouver, BC (604) 257-9400 De gustibus, aut bene aut nihil.