Re: [simonpj@microsoft.com: License]
On Fri, Jun 25, 1999 at 10:17:14AM +0100, Giuliano Procida wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 24, 1999 at 06:28:49PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > > From: Simon Peyton-Jones <simonpj@microsoft.com>
> > > To: "'GHC users'" <glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org>
> > > [...]
> > > 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?!
>
> Most of the GHC work was done before Microsoft (Research, Cambridge,
> UK) got involved. I think SPJ moved there only about a year ago or so,
> he was at Glasgow for many years during which he wrote or designed
> chunks of the compiler, along with the rest of the Glasgow FP group.
>
> I don't think that Microsoft Research has much to do with the Windows
> selling arm! :-)
But still you can see "netscape sucks, ie rules" style web pages on the
paersonal pages of the guys involved, ...
I was told they sold themsalf of to M$ ...
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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