On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Simon's Mailing List Account wrote:
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> 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
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> Forwarded-by: Manoj Kasichainula <manojk@io.com>
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> http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease558.html?cp=nws01flh1
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> 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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