sda@edc.UUCP (Stephen Ayers) (10/27/90)
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. -- Stephen Ayers Atex European Development Centre, A Kodak Company sda@epps.kodak.com | {sun,uunet,kodak}!atexnet!sda | ..!ukc!edc!sda +44 506 41 6778
rms@AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman) (10/29/90)
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.