Re: Gnomescape...when?

[George <jirka 5z com>]

> > Hope this is not old news, but I just read at Slashdot.org that Netscape
> > GPLed Communicator. 
> 
> Not quite.
> 
> 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

read http://www.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease558.html?cp=nws01flh1

they specifically state GPL

to quote:

	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
	which 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.

George

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