Re: [simonpj@microsoft.com: License]
On Thu, Jun 24, 1999 at 06:28:49PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > Another victory.
> >
> > Copied here to tell you the news. I believe there is already someone
> > packaging GHC.
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message from Simon Peyton-Jones <simonpj@microsoft.com> -----
> >
> > From: Simon Peyton-Jones <simonpj@microsoft.com>
> > To: "'GHC users'" <glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org>
> > [...]
> >
> > Folks
> >
> > I'm glad to be able to tell you that both Glasgow University
> > and Microsoft have agreed to license the Glasgow Haskell Compiler
> > under the "BSD license minus advertising clause". The text is
> > below.
>
> Am I hearing correctly?! Microsoft has agreed to license a piece of
> software under a DFSG-free license? Is this a first? Who's got the
> champagne?!
>
> Julian
>
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>
> Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
> Debian GNU/Linux Developer, see http://www.debian.org/~jdg
>
>
Yup,
Now, all you need when installing GHC is your very own gen-u-ine certificate
of authenticity (complete with hologram and registration number). And
remember, you can now register your copy online, as a convenience. ;)
Mike
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