[geeks] better word-processing previewing....

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 01:24:49AM -0500, Reagen B . Ward wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 02:07:27AM -0400, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> 
> > Anyone know why Apple didn't stick with DisplayPostscript, or just simply
> > switch to display Ghostscript?
> 
> Licensing.  One of the huge cost problems of NeXTStep was in the PS
> licensing, from what I understand.

DisplayGhostscript would give 2 licensing choices.  First, GPL the display
server, or pay a small licensing fee to Alladin.  I don't know what that
licensing fee would be, but I hear that it is far, far cheaper than Adobe.

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Joshua D. Boyd