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- From: stoodt@cis.umassd.edu (Michael Stoodt)
- Subject: Re: Summary: I'm faint! I just saw the price for MPW!
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- Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- References: <01050133.ksdp2c@distant.uucp> <1992Dec11.195344.10218@reed.edu> <1992Dec11.155851.14862@walter.cray.com> <1gb6n9INNpmk@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu> <1992Dec16.132756.20642@gssec.bt.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 17:26:23 GMT
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- In <1992Dec16.132756.20642@gssec.bt.co.uk> agauld@gssec.bt.co.uk (Alan Gauld) writes:
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- >A small point but I don't think Stallman has anything against Macs.
- >Its Apple he doesn't like (and anyone else who throws copyright suits
- >around)... Since Apple are thus hindering development of quality software he
- >doesn't believe they should be able to use "his" (ie GNU) software. I'm not
- >sure I agree with him but I do respect his views and ponder the morality of
- >porting GNU stuff to Apple platforms when the authors would rather it wasn't
- >done... Shouldn't the "porter" just go out and write his own?
-
- The "Free" in Free Software Foundation means that people have the
- right to do whatever they want with the source code as long as any
- changes they make are made available under the same terms. Stallman
- et. al. can not impose any restrictions without undermining their
- entire philosophy; all they can do is ask, and anyone is perfectly
- free to say "Bbbtthhhh".
-
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- Michael A Stoodt [MaS] | mumble mumble disclaimer mumble...
- stoodt@cis.umassd.edu | "Will the last person to leave the planet
- Comp&InfoSci, UMassDartmouth | please turn off the sun?" - Mike Resnick
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