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  1. Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.misc:20831 gnu.misc.discuss:4057
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!warwick!uknet!edcastle!dcs.ed.ac.uk!pdc
  3. From: pdc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Paul Crowley)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,gnu.misc.discuss
  5. Subject: Re: Apple/Novell merger discussed
  6. Message-ID: <BzGMH4.3D8@dcs.ed.ac.uk>
  7. Date: 18 Dec 92 14:48:39 GMT
  8. References: <1992Dec14.180814.15478@netcom.com> <suLVVB13w165w@mantis.co.uk>
  9. Sender: cnews@dcs.ed.ac.uk (UseNet News Admin)
  10. Reply-To: pdc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Paul Crowley)
  11. Organization: Edinburgh University
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  14. Quoting mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew) in article <suLVVB13w165w@mantis.co.uk>:
  15. >
  16. >That would be interesting.  We'd get to see whether the FSF would stick to
  17. >their professed principles and boycott DOS machines.
  18.  
  19. I seem to remember that several people on this newgroup tried to
  20. explain to you that GNU boycotts are in no way motivated by principle
  21. but are purely pragmatic measures.  If you've that much skill in missing
  22. the point, perhaps you should join the Douglas Adams School of Flying.
  23.   __                                _____
  24. \/ o\ Paul Crowley pdc@dcs.ed.ac.uk \\ //
  25. /\__/ "I'm the boy without a soul."  \X/ 
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