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- From: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.windows.ms.programmer
- Subject: Stallman and friends
- Message-ID: <D2150035.mrrnh5@outpost.SF-Bay.org>
- Date: 4 Jan 93 21:41:05 GMT
- Reply-To: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
- Organization: Peirce Software
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- In article <1993Jan3.221507.17152@plx.com> (comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.windows.ms.programmer), sailu@plx.com (Sailu Reddy) writes:
- > Yeah think of the gull that guy has ! HE INTENDS TO GIVE SOFTWARE AWAY
- > FREELY. Giving away the software which is better than most of the so called
- > "professional" software and contributed immenssely to the development
- > of CS, is indeed a crime.
- >
- > As far as "Apple Computers Inc" suing every other company, that is a
- > natuarl progression of events. Having run out of any original thinking,
- > and getting none from the top ( selling PEPSI before never required too
- > much intelectual participation) , they have to resort to something.
- >
- > What bothers me is not Apple computers but alleged "professionals" like
- > above making rash comments without knowing what GNU stands for or their
- > contribution to the industry where they earn living. Then again what do I
- > know, I have the same wierd ideas and hope someday I have the honour of
- > calling "RMS" a friend.
-
- As to making "rash" comments, my comments were quite considered.
- I've been anti-GNU for years now. They simple don't believe that
- people like me have the right to protect work as intellectual
- property. I make a living developing software and selling it - I
- take this whole subject very seriously and I view the FSF ideas as
- a threat.
-
- Also, Stallman doesn't not intend to "GIVE SOFTWARE AWAY FREELY" as
- you say. That's the little trap he sets. All GNU software is very
- specifically not placed into the public domain. This is not being
- picky, it goes straight to the core of what FSF and GNU software is
- all about, that is politics.
-
- And finally, I disagree that Apple has stalled under the leadership
- of John Sculley. I think he has done an excellent job of fostering
- creative development at Apple both from a purely technical standpoint
- and also from the equally important marketing standpoint.
-
- Apple's fortunes have continued to grow quite nicely since the boycott
- began. I'm not surprised, in the scheme of things Stallman and his
- ilk are just annoying blips on the screen.
-
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