KNU vs GNU

Marcus Daniels marcus@ee.pdx.edu
08 May 1997 16:16:45 -0700


>>>>> "KM" == Kelly Murray <kem@Franz.COM> writes:

KM> Consider we built this LispOS thing and Microsoft saw how great it
KM> was, and so they took it, gave up on WindowsXX and sold it for $99
KM> as their new and improved operating system.  Would you consider
KM> our efforts failed or successful?

If the design of the OS was such that source code was pretty much
always available, or we used the GPL, it would be a wonderful success
because people would have a superior operating system and the freedom
to do whatever they wanted with it.