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- From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss
- Subject: Re: FSF actions vs purposes
- Message-ID: <930108.131534.9c4.rusnews.w165w@mantis.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 13:15:34 GMT
- References: <9301072148.AA17124@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
- Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.
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- rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Richard Stallman) writes:
- > But many users seem to find out about GNU software without reading
- > these things, and they formulate an inaccurate idea of what we stand
- > for.
- >
- > Eventually they discover facts that don't jibe with this idea, and
- > they may then conclude that we are false to "our own" principles. Of
- > course, our real principles are something else, but they don't realize
- > that.
-
- It seems to me that you're admitting that the term "Free Software" as used by
- GNU misleads people.
-
- > It is a shame if people have misunderstandings about what GNU stands
- > for--even if the result is that they think they agree. To help
- > prevent this, I plan to write a few messages addressing philosophical
- > issues, and have them posted from time to time.
-
- To help prevent it, why don't you give the FSF an honest name which people
- can't be misled by?
-
-
- mathew
-