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It will not be under GPL, but a gpl like licence (according to the press release I just read).. Anyone have a url to netscape's licence? On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Simon's Mailing List Account wrote: > > ---------- 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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