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From: rcd@ico.isc.com (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Risc System/6000 (and gnu emacs)
Summary: somewhat expensive; not terrible
Message-ID: <1990Feb22.055953.10725@ico.isc.com>
Date: 22 Feb 90 05:59:53 GMT
References: <1990Feb19.213357.7340@lavaca.uh.edu> <4115@ibmpa.UUCP> <1390@ks.UUCP>
Organization: Interactive Systems Corporation, Boulder, CO
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griefer@adg.almaden.ibm.com (Allan D. Griefer) writes:
> There's a $125 distribution charge for GNU EMACS, but, last time I looked,
> FSF was charging $150 for distribution.

Ummm...yes, but the FSF charge is for the entire release tape, which
contains not only emacs but X 10.4, Scheme, Bison, T, hack, GNU Chess, and
GDB.  Main point is that it takes a 9-track tape, which isn't cheap and
costs money to handle and ship.

Still, $125 is a little high but not terrible (is it?) for something
handled by a large company.  After all, it's more than just a floppy (esp.
if the source is there, which it better be!)
-- 
Dick Dunn     rcd@ico.isc.com    uucp: {ncar,nbires}!ico!rcd     (303)449-2870
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