From: Flash Sheridan <FlaSheridn@rahul.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.newton.misc
Subject: Re: Linux backup for Newton
Date: 1 Dec 1995 17:51:40 GMT
Organization: Stanford Newton User Group Ministry of Propaganda
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In article <49mkvk$ae8@btmpjg.god.bel.alcatel.be>,
Chris Gray <grayc@btmaa.bel.alcatel.be> wrote:
>
>In article <HOLLY.95Nov20142244@random.pc-labor.uni-bremen.de>, holly@random.pc-labor.uni-bremen.de (Holger Duerer - Esperanto parolata) writes:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 17 Nov 1995 18:46:41 GMT, dpb@magicnet.net (Dan Benjamin) said:
>> [...]
>>	Dan> I too would love to get this.  Why aren't there more
>>	Dan> Linux/Newton users???  :-)
>>
>>I figure, Apple's marketing strategies don't mix well with the free
>>spirit of the Linux community.
>>
>
>Indeed Apple seem to be one of the most anal-retentive companies on earth
>in this respect.  I think their attitude is stupid and helps nobody (least
>of all Apple themselves), and probably discourages innovation. 

Apple doesn't have the manpower to write everything itself, but is
encouraging third-parties to write Newton tools. At Tuesday's Snug meeting, 
Walter Smith, the inventor of NewtonScript, announced a mailing list for 
people writing third-party NewtonScript compilers.  (Send mail to 
tools@newton.apple.com for information.)  Brad Eacker of SGI has written 
a Newton Package Describer that runs under UNIX; see my home page.  
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