Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 16:09:44 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Some thoughts on advocacy (was: Slashdot ftp.cdrom.com upgra Message-ID: <3730C1A8.FAEA91E0@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.05.9905051247520.16397-100000@theory6.physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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Rahul Siddharthan wrote:
>
> This really seems way off-topic, which is why I've been keeping
> quiet. But since you ask: Cygnus contributes heavily to a lot of
> GNU software. In particular, they coordinate development of egcs,
> which Stallman has now blessed as the "official" gcc. They sell
> an enhanced platform called GNUPro, but nearly all of it is
> GPL'd, and all the GPL'd stuff is eventually publicly released.
No they don't. They give away copies of GNUPro if you buy their
support contract. You may think the difference is minor, but it
is not.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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