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- From: ksand@apple.com (Kent Sandvik )
- Subject: Re: Summary: I'm faint! I just saw the price for MPW!
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:04:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec16.132756.20642@gssec.bt.co.uk>, agauld@gssec.bt.co.uk
- (Alan Gauld) wrote:
- > 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! ;-)
- > --
- > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- > A.J. Gauld EMail: agauld@gssec.bt.co.uk
- > BT, Glasgow Engineering Centre, Phone: +44 41 553 2140
- > 229 George Street, Glasgow, UK PostCode: G1 1BZ
- > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Kent
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