Linux is...

S. Lee (sl14@crux4.cit.cornell.edu)
Thu, 29 Feb 1996 15:47:31 -0500 (EST)


On Thu, 29 Feb 1996, Derrik Pates wrote:

> Louis J. LaBash Jr. wrote:
> > <text cut here>
> > It is my understanding that Linux is *not* shareware. If an official
> > response (correction) will be made, I can provide the full text ...
> > of this Editorial.
> No, it's public-domain software. The only cost is phone line charges
> *or* paying for a floppy/CD-ROM distribution (Slackware, Red Hat) of the
> OS. Oh, and BTW, *his* name is Linus, the OS is Linux.

It is not that either. Linux is Copyrighted Freeware (specifically,
GPL'd Freeware). There is a distinction between the two.

Stephen