Re: GNOME & KOM/OP

[Hrafnkell Eiriksson <hkelle mbl is>]

On Fri, Aug 07, 1998 at 01:46:20PM +0200, Stefan Westerfeld wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Aug 06, 1998 at 05:30:33PM -0500, Miguel de Icaza wrote:
> > But your question regarding the license does not apply as we are not
> > using any Microsoft code at all.  I am reading published specs by
> > third parties. 
> 
> Are they free, BTW? I can develop CORBA, because I can get the specs and
> docs free off the net. I can resitribute them. I am not sure about
> modifications, though. What about COM/Active-X & co? I need to buy
> a book to be able to understand how to develop for Gnome? I may not
> copy the book and share it with a friend?
> 
> Not very polite... ;(
I have to agree on that point. Souns awful if I have to BUY books to
be able to use the GNOME component model. Free software needs and should
use free documentation.
 
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