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Subject: Re: Linux: how probable is it that it will be relevant in the near future?

Author: Don Dailey

Date: 13:21:05 11/11/98

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>>I think anyone that tries to develop commercial software for Linux has got a
>>screw loose.
>>But I may be wrong.  Time will tell.
>
>There are people making plenty of money selling commercial Linux software.
>When you develop your own commercial software, it is NOT protected by
>GPL and you can do anything you want to protect it or even sell licenses
>to use it and you are NOT obligated to give out source code.
>
>AT our lab we have some of these packages.  There is no way we would
>pay the money we do for "matlab" on linux if we could just download
>it legally somewhere.
>
>So is anyone interested in buying a chess program for linux?
>
>- Don

P.S.  Actually I AM interested in buying chess programs for linux.
      If Rebel, Genius and Fritz were available for linux, I would
      be sending my check today for these fine products as well as
      others.

- Don



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