Re: Gnomescape...when?

[Christopher Blizzard <blizzard appliedtheory com>]

On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Elliot Lee wrote:

:They plan to release 5.0 source code for "free modification and
:distribution". Nothing known for sure yet about GPL, and the source code
:thing doesn't apply to NS 4.x
:

According to the article that I just sent out, they certianly hint at it:

"Netscape, plans to make Netscape Communicator 5.0 source code available
for modification and redistribution beginning later this quarter with the
first developer release of the product. The company will handle free
source distribution with a license that allows source code modification
and redistribution and provides for free availability of source code
versions, building on the heritage of the GNU Public License (GPL),
familiar to developers on the Net. Netscape intends to create a special
Web site service where all interested parties can download the source
code, post their enhancements, take part in newsgroup discussions, and
obtain and share Communicator related information with others in the
Internet community.  Netscape will also continue to develop new
technologies and offer periodic certified, high-quality, supported
releases of its Netscape Communicator and Navigator products,
incorporating some of the best features created by this dynamic
community."

Want an HTML widget?  :)

--Chris

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