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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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Subject: Re: Open Source: in conflict with the development process in the
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"Frank J. Lhota" <NOSPAM.FrankLho@rcn.com> writes:

> Under what law (in either Germany or the U.S.) would forbid a company from
> giving away a compiler?

Regulations against unfair competition.  Hmm, I couldn't find a
reference to specific German law, but I remember a few cases in which
companies were forced to stop giving services away for free.  However,
I'm no longer sure if general provisions against unfair competition
were applied, or some special case law (telco regulations, for
example).