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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: GLADE and GPL (was: what DOES the GPL really say?)
Date: 1997/07/01
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Date: 1997-07-01T00:00:00+00:00
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iDave Weller says

<<Not complete nonsense at all, your entire post captured exactly what I
meant.  I understand the GPL quite well, and in fact once strongly
considered using the same modified GPL that ACT uses on some of their
sources.  Unfortunately, I had _way_ too many people and companies say
they wouldn't touch my code if it was under GNU anything.  Sure, I
>>

Well it is even harder to combat imaginary second hand FUD!

Actually, we have found that this kind of uninformed worry about GNU is
not a major impediment for us. We have occaionsally run into some concerns,
but have always been able to resolve the concerns. Sure there may be some
big companies that are put off GNAT by such FUD, but it's not a major 
factor.

We have in fact had the experience of being told the same thing (my company,
xxxx, will never use GNU stuff by policy), and then a little while later
they order GNAT support and are using it on major projects -- so in some
cases, I think people do imagine there is a problem where there is none
(that is the imaginary in my first line up there).