From: martini@heaven7.in-berlin.de (Martin P. Ibert) Subject: Re: Linux on the Amiga? Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1993 21:26:41 GMT
In <C5GEno.ICF@space.physics.uiowa.edu>, Larry Granroth (ljg@space.physics.uiowa.edu) writes:
: : a few people hoping to bring Linux up on Sun 3's. I haven't heard
: : from any Macintosh folks. In all probability only the startup code,
: ^^^^^^^^^
: GNU software is a major component of Linux. Please consider the FSF's
: wishes wrt porting any of the GNU software to A.p.p.l.e. platforms.
: Here are a few excerpts:
The FSF is in a hell of a fix here, since their own rules (GPL) gives anyone
the right to port their software to Apple computers, and to support and
maintain those ports. It is not prohibited to port Linux, Emacs or what-
have-you to Apple boxes. The FSF doesn't like it, but then again, they
can't do a thing about it.
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