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From: root@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein)
Newsgroups: net.emacs
Subject: Re: legal question
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Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 17:49:59 EDT
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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.