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From: ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie)
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Subject: Re: COPYRIGHT NOTICES (on program sources, of course)
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Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT
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> By the way, as I read the GNU COPYING rules, they act like an
> infection:  Suppose I packaged GNU EMACS along with a bunch of
> other "free" software into some sort of user-contributed tape.
> The GNU rules would spread to cover the entire package.  Then
> suppose I wanted to distribute the user-contributed tape as a
> "freebie" along with an operating system (like Gould's "D4"
> tape).

I think you're reading the license wrong.  The closest part that
I see is the comment on including GNU EMACS into your own programs.

-Ron