From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,344332f209947007 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Ronald Cole Subject: Re: Gnat Free ? Date: 1998/10/19 Message-ID: <87vhlgflfg.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 402894662 Sender: ronald@yakisoba.forte-intl.com References: <6volj0$250$1@uuneo.neosoft.com> <3620F843.39465221@home.com> <3621E42C.2920@Entenhausen.net> <700rfc$6h4$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <3627196D.720A@Entenhausen.net> <708040$4h4$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <87pvbs6zb3.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com> <708n07$7bq$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <87soglbhwu.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com> X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com X-Trace: 908822228 EUKXRERNICB63CF8DC usenet58.supernews.com X-Face: &_LF7g_ST_n]'&d`&W)uK`=*c-LkGMSD0}p~>6mH{l=-TyJr'B8VCy;J@{u_FU=PN6YRE[O @$UN4rYl:)9IBB-1nj2?LRPE{5zE4M|4=?e)h9R`+0:#`t1kU1edrv=w2u+Sp]jCtv!P{v3!X{f8Vf 4@ Ronald Cole writes: > dewarr@my-dejanews.com writes: > > We certainly have never "threatened to consider not doing > > business with any one who starts giving out wavefront". That is > > pure fantasy on the part of Ronald Cole. > > It's certinly ironic that the post you claim is "pure fantasy" is > archived at dejanews... Took me all of 5 minutes to find, too. Go to "power search". Select "English" for the Language, "comp.lang.ada" as the Forum, "dewar" for the Author, and "May 1 1997" for the Date. Then "wavefront" for Power Search and click on "Find". The first article found says: "If people started distributing wavefront versions freely, then w[e] would probably reluctantly decide to stop making them available, since it would be clear that their distribution was harmful. That would be too bad for the cases where they really solve a problem. ... "So if we did decide to curtail the distribution of wavefront release because of problems with uncontrolled releases, then this would be nothing like "refusing to do business with people" or anything like that. it would just be a matter of balancing the needs of customers in certain situations with other needs, something we have to do all the time." and "There is, as Richard Kenner, points out a huge difference between illegal and impolite or uncooperative. This distinction seems to be lost on Ronald, but I think the rest of the community understands it." Two points, here: - it is certainly *not clear* that wide distribution of unsupported, development releases (clearly marked as such) would be harmful. And, - being "impolite or uncooperative" (your words) to a client as a result of their exercising their right under the GPL would, presumably, be a breach of a support contract if there were no other way to meet your guarantee of "immediate problem resolution". -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My PGP fingerprint: 15 6E C7 91 5F AF 17 C4 24 93 CB 6B EB 38 B5 E5