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From: damon@upba.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.mach
Subject: Re: Query: Status of Mach cleanout?
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Date: 21 Aug 89 00:55:00 GMT
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Nf-From: upba.UUCP!damon    Aug 20 19:55:00 1989



> I hope this alpha testing finishes soon, and the freed MACH kernel can
> be shipped to FSF and the world!


I hope they finish soon also.  A freely distributable kernel is a much
desired thing.  However, I am wondering about what restrictions FSF will
place on it.  I can just see the ideologues puting a copyleft on it
requiring any program run on the OS to be freely distributable.  I know
it sounds silly, but so does half of the argument over gcc.  I would like
to see the MACH people retain rights and allow distribution term barring
these types of restrictions.