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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 13:24:49 -0500 From: glen mccready <glen@qnx.com> To: 0xdeadbeef@substance.abuse.blackdown.org Cc: bostic@bsdi.com Subject: Netscape to give away source code under GPL. Resent-Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 14:37:06 -0500 Resent-From: 0xdeadbeef@substance.abuse.blackdown.org Forwarded-by: Manoj Kasichainula <manojk@io.com> http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease558.html?cp=nws01flh1 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (January 22, 1998) -- Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today announced bold plans to make the source code for the next generation of its highly popular Netscape Communicator client software available for free licensing on the Internet. The company plans to post the source code beginning with the first Netscape Communicator 5.0 developer release, expected by the end of the first quarter of 1998. This aggressive move will enable Netscape to harness the creative power of thousands of programmers on the Internet by incorporating their best enhancements into future versions of Netscape's software. This strategy is designed to accelerate development and free distribution by Netscape of future high-quality versions of Netscape Communicator to business customers and individuals, further seeding the market for Netscape's enterprise solutions and Netcenter business. ... | |||||||||
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