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From: terry@tah386.manhattan.ks.us (Terry Hull)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: GhostScript
Message-ID: <572@tah386.manhattan.ks.us>
Date: 20 Sep 89 00:20:37 GMT
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Reply-To: terry@tah386.manhattan.ks.us (Terry Hull)
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In article <11903@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> JLI@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>In article <945.2514938A@busker.FIDONET.ORG>, Howard.Spindel@p8.f14.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Howard Spindel) writes:
>> Someone posted a short description of a program named
>> GhostScript, which seems to be a (maybe) public domain
>> version of PostScript.  Does anyone know:
>> 1. What restrictions exist on using this software in a
>>    commercial product?

It falls under the GNU Public License which means you cannot sell it or 
any work derived from it.  

>Sorry, it is a commercial product by LaserGo, Inc. You can find their
>Ads. in most computer magazines (such as PC magazine, etc.).

I think you are referring to GoScript which is a completely different
program that GhostScript.  If anyone wants GhostScript, I would be happy
to make it available via anonymous uucp.   

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Terry Hull 
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University
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