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From: dennison@telepath.com
Subject: Re: SGI GNAT Question? (Long)
Date: 1999/03/05
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In article <7bos1q$ogq$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
  dewar@gnat.com wrote:

>   Similarly, if ACT decided that future versions of the ACT
>   copyrighted components of GNAT were to be released in
>   fully proprietary form, that would be perfectly
>   consistent. Giving someone a license to your copyrighted
>   creation does not place limitations on YOU, the author!

Whoa! I have to admit I missed that one entirely. I guess its a good thing I'm
an engineer instead of a laywer.

T.E.D.

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