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From: ekuns@kilroy.UUCP (Eddie Kuns)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: more GNU software available...
Keywords: gnu, copyleft
Message-ID: <34@kilroy.UUCP>
Date: 7 May 91 00:07:58 GMT
References: <1991Apr27.085521.2074@bernina.ethz.ch>
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>In article <194@blars> blarson@usc.edu writes:
>>In article <1991Apr21.112726.11854@bernina.ethz.ch> stp@bernina.UUCP (Stephan Paschedag) writes:
>>Yes, I'm one of those weirdos who insists on source.  (Note that you
>>and/or the smilodon archiver may be violating the Gnu redistribution
>>policy by not having source already available or at lease a firm
>>statement of exactly how to get it.)  I've already got a working
>
>I think the GNU redistribution policy is not violated, if you have the sources
>available on request (for at least 5 years, i think) !

I believe the exact restriction is that you must supply source if and only
if you compile using the GNU libraries.  If you use the GNU compiler but
Microware libaries, then you are under no copyleft requirement to supply
source.