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  1. Xref: sparky gnu.misc.discuss:4272 talk.philosophy.misc:3194 alt.usage.english:10325
  2. Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,talk.philosophy.misc,alt.usage.english
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!gtoal
  4. From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
  5. Subject: Re: Fund raising at the FSF
  6. Message-ID: <C0HBvM.3G5@demon.co.uk>
  7. Followup-To: gnu.misc.discuss
  8. Sender: news@demon.co.uk
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  10. Organization: Cuddlehogs Anonymous
  11. References: <1993Jan5.022956.19008@husc3.harvard.edu> <KEVIN.93Jan5162507@calamityjane.edscom.demon.co.uk> <1993Jan7.004313.19059@husc3.harvard.edu>
  12. Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 10:30:57 GMT
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  15. In article <1993Jan7.004313.19059@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Michael Zeleny) writes:
  16. :>You object to the use of the word "free" in "Free Software Foundation"
  17. :>because the "freedom" is restricted by a caveat in the form of the
  18. :>General Public Licence.  Many contributors have already pointed out that
  19. :>"free" is always restricted by the context in which it is used, so you
  20. :>can't use a linguistic argument.
  21. :
  22. :I am not using a linguistic argument.
  23.  
  24. Well in that case would you mind keeping it out of alt.usage.english please?
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