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From: crl@newton.ARPA (Charles R. LaBrec)
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Subject: GNU & Permissions
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Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 18:17:01 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  1 18:17:01 1985
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I thought I'd just put my two cents worth in on this issue.

This is not the first time that Gosling's code has been distributed.
I just checked and, sure enough, there was the display driver in the
Maryland windows package, skull and crossbones and all.  It even carries
Gosling's copyright.  I do not know to what extent it was modified, or
whether the author of the package got permission to distribute it, but
I don't remember any discussion about legal issues back then (1-2 yrs
ago, I think).  Does this have any relevance on GNU?

By the way, as an avid user of EMACS, I have used/tried Montgomery's,
CCA (based on Montgomery's), Gosling (before Unipress), TOPS-20, 
CCA (current), and GNU.  By far, the best two of those above were TOPS-20
and GNU.  I found both Gosling's and CCA's too slow, and their lisp 
not sufficient for my needs.  (GNU is even so good that I think I might
be losing my longing for a good TECO!).

Charles LaBrec
crl @ purdue-newton.ARPA