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From: james@bigtex.cactus.org (James Van Artsdalen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: GNU and the issue of support
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Date: 10 Sep 90 06:40:15 GMT
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Reply-To: james@bigtex.cactus.org (James Van Artsdalen)
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In <57679@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>, boylanr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (ross boylan) wrote:

> Actually, I recently read (amongst all the GNU stuff) that there are 
> some companies which will provide support/hand holding for (some of?)
> the GNU stuff.  FSF keeps a list, and says they are very pleased
> with this development.

This is correct.  Cygnus Software (Michael Tiemann's company I think)
is an example.  They are a service company, not a product company -
they do ports of GNU products and support for it.  For example, a
company needing a compiler for their new HAL-9000 system could hire
out both the port and and the maintenance (both internal and end user
support).  This is likely far and away the cheapest way to get a solid
product in the shortest time.

Now, if someone would just hire out Cygnus to do a gcc/gdb port to SysVr4...
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