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From: ANKGC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Newsgroups: alt.next
Subject: Re: Questions on NeXT machine
Message-ID: <1627ANKGC@CUNYVM>
Date: 20 Oct 88 17:22:57 GMT
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In article <[9.5]karl@ddsw1.alt.next>, karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM ([Karl Denninger]) says:
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>With regards to Next machines only being available to colleges:
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>I hope Jobs comes around to reality soon...

He has and I hope the sooner you do the better. . . .
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>Sorry, but I won't develop, sell, or permit the use of our software by
>colleges until and unless they agree to abide by our copyright, and the law
>contains the teeth to force that complience.   The university market
>represents too little money to gain our full support.
Great try next time to convince your C.e.o or VP MArketing to announce
"Sory no Universities....".
>Also -- how about GNU?  Since GNU C is part of the package, can I sell my
>product that I compile using this compiler?  Or must I follow the GNU
>General license with regards to my product if compiled using that compiler,
>essentially reducing the value of the product to zero?  If the second case
>holds true (ie: you can't really resell compiled binaries) then Jobs has
>just slammed the door -- if I have to sell SOURCE code in order to get
>around the license problem, the cost of providing the software to a client
>has just tripled (from their perspective, since they cannot buy a binary)!
>
>If Jobs wants this machine to succeed, he _must_ market to the general
>consumer.  You can bet that Sun and DEC are working on something to compete
>with the NEXT box -- and that you and I will be able to buy that product.
>
>-- Karl (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM)
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