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From: moscona@TAURUS.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: GhostScript
Summary: GhostScript IS public domain
Keywords: PostScript, GhostScript, Goscript
Message-ID: <1114@taurus.BITNET>
Date: 21 Sep 89 07:43:08 GMT
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Organization: Tel-Aviv Univesity Math and CS school, Israel
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In article 15362 in comp.sys.ibm.pc JLI@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu 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?
>> 2. How do I get a copy?  I don't have direct Usenet
>>    access so suggesting I ftp from somewhere doesn't
>>    help.
>
>Sorry, it is a commercial product by LaserGo, Inc. You can find their
>Ads. in most computer magazines (such as PC magazine, etc.).

Sorry - you're wrong - GhostScript IS a public domain product. The product
manufactured by LaserGo is called GoScript. My version of GhostScript knows
only EGA and does not have any printer drivers (It's not very new though).
The GoScript product is indeed comercial and goes for something like $195.

Arnon Moscona
Dept. of CS
Tel Aviv Univ.
Israel
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