Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site bu-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!bu-cs!root From: root@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein) Newsgroups: net.emacs Subject: Re: legal question Message-ID: <582@bu-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 17:49:59 EDT Article-I.D.: bu-cs.582 Posted: Thu Aug 15 17:49:59 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 04:50:16 EDT References: <3551@cca.UUCP> Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci. Lines: 24 From: dee@cca.UUCP (Donald Eastlake) Subject: Re: legal question >I don't think there is any way to stop someone from selling GNU EMACS. > ...some reasons why... I think we are going off the deep-end on this issue (splash.) That's true, someone could probably sell GNU emacs. But there seems to be an overriding practicality here. Like they better not make any major commitments to such a business cuz when their customers find out I think they will kind of have a slow down in cash flow. If they have made some sort of major enhancements etc I don't think* anyone begrudges them a fee as I understood the whole GNU thing. They aren't selling GNU emacs, at that point they are selling support and it's completely up to their customers whether they need a free, unsupported version or pay for one with support. I think you're having trouble with the concept 'free'. -Barry Shein, Boston University *RMS et al could clarify this if they like, I am only trying to piece together conversations we have had.