From: andreas@knobel.knirsch.de (Andreas Klemm) Subject: Re: Source for /usr/bin progs? Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1993 12:34:04 GMT
iiitac@swan.pyr (Alan Cox) writes:
>In article <1993Aug30.162045.7259@fylz.com> fyl@fylz.com (Phil Hughes) writes:
>>Drew Eckhardt (drew@juliet.cs.colorado.edu) wrote:
>>: In article <SREEKAR.93Aug29171353@panix.panix.com> sreekar@panix.com (Sreekar Shastry) writes:
>>
>>: >Does anyone know where I can get the source for some of the programs in /bin
>>: >and /usr/bin like ls, whereis, df and the like?
>>:
>>: Virtually all of the Linux programs are GNU.
>>...
>>
>>: you can grab the sources from any GNU archive - ie
>>: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu
>>
>>For those without ftp access, Free Software Foundation publishes
>>a CD-ROM with source on it. It is $100 for individuals, available
>In addition if you bought your copy of Linux from someone - eg SLS or
>yygrdrasilwhatsername you can get the source from them at media cost
>and the GNU license obliges them to provide it for you.
What do you call media cost ? A CD is very cheap ... but I doubt
that the "media cost" for the gnu source CD is less expensive
as ordering their Linux ... or are they distributing the gnu
source CD as "presents at media costs ?" ;-)
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