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- From: agauld@gssec.bt.co.uk (Alan Gauld)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.oop.misc,comp.sys.mac.programmer
- Subject: Re: Summary: I'm faint! I just saw the price for MPW!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.132756.20642@gssec.bt.co.uk>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 13:27:56 GMT
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- In article <1gb6n9INNpmk@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu>, krk@oit.itd.umich.edu (Kenneth Knight) writes:
- >.... Also, a port of gcc 2.x is in the works (not through GNU since
- > R. Stallman doesn't like the Mac...) and that'll run under MPW.
- 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?
-
- Now I duck and wait for the FLAME! ;-)
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