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From: sda@edc.UUCP (Stephen Ayers)
Newsgroups: gnu.g++.help,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Please, no free publicity for proprietary software
Message-ID: <1653@edc.edc.UUCP>
Date: 27 Oct 90 09:35:45 GMT
References: <9010282126.AA19888@mole.ai.mit.edu>
Reply-To: sda@edc.UUCP (Stephen Ayers)
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Organization: Atex European Development Centre, Livingston, Scotland
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In article <9010282126.AA19888@mole.ai.mit.edu> edc!axion!ukc!mcsun!uunet!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!AI.MIT.EDU!rms rms@AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman) writes:
 >>A recent request for information had the following statement:
 >>
 >>>    Freeware/PD is fine so is $$'s.
 >>
 >>The "$$" appears to be a request for information about possible
 >>non-free software.
 >>
 >>Please don't use the GNU mailing lists to give or request information
 >>about proprietary software.
 >>
 >>It's reasonable to discuss how to make GNU software work on a given
 >>proprietary system, because then the GNU software is the real topic.
 >>But if the topic goes farther afield, it is off the subject of the
 >>mailing list as well as at odds with the purpose of the whole GNU
 >>project.

You are correct. I was mistaken post that type of request to a GNU
group. My apologies to the FSF.

I have found the GNU C/G++/Lib to be of great value and superior quality
where I have used them on internal projects. I am now beginning to produce the
actual product and find due to licensing issues I must find another class
library. This is quite frustrating.

I don't think I am alone in this area. Without a usable class library the
usefulness of the GNU C++ compiler is greatly reduced.

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Stephen Ayers
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