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"for research purposes only" is common

"for research purposes only" is common

Posted Jul 24, 2007 23:53 UTC (Tue) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330)
In reply to: lack of involvement in the kernel != lack of involvement in free software by fjorba
Parent article: Where have the universities gone?

Many universities release software on a restricted basis, "for research purposes only" is typical, and they attempt to extract money if anyone is interested in using the software commercially. A lot of university electronic design automation software falls into this category.


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