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From: mwa@netcom.com (Mark Watson)
Subject: Q: distributing MIT Scheme?
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Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 03:04:23 GMT
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I have a question re: the distribution of MIT Scheme: Does the copyleft
allow distributing just a runtime version on a disk included with a
commercially sold book, if it is explained how to get the source code?

Several years ago I wrote a Common LISP book for Springer-Verlag, using
Macintosh Common LISP for the examples.  Readers with a PC and without
a Mac and Mac Common LISP were out of luck since a good cheap CL for the
PC was not available.

I have been thinking of doing another applications book, but based on
MIT Scheme.  If it is permitted, it would be ideal to be able to 
include a couple of disk with the new book containing both the source
to the example programs, AND, the MIT Scheme runtime files.  Just about
everyone has access to a Windows machine (yuk), so this would be most
convenient for my readers.

Is this legal, AND OK with with the "thousands" of MIT Scheme author's?

Thanks much in advance for any information,
  Mark Watson

