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- From: sfuller@tamsun.tamu.edu (Steven Eric Fuller)
- Subject: Re: "official" FSF position on apple
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.033710.13698@tamsun.tamu.edu>
- Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
- References: <1992Sep14.161420.18763@ists.ists.ca> <DREIER.92Sep14154407@beirut.berkeley.edu> <1992Sep15.005357.14302@kithrup.COM>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 03:37:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep15.005357.14302@kithrup.COM> sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) writes:
- [40 lines deleted]
- >
- >As for why the FSF is not endorsing any apple ports: Apple is in business
- >to make money.
-
- They are? How shocking!!!!!
-
- > Apple makes money by selling hardware; they do not sell
- >software, except as a secondary thought.
- So does Sun. Big deal.
-
- Besides, this is not nearly as true as it used to be. Notice Apple's gradual
- change in pricing. System 7 - $100, Hypercard - unbundled, QuickTime - $150?
- etc. Hardware prices have come down. Software prices have gone up.
-
- > By porting GNU utilities, such as
- >emacs or gcc, to the Macintosh, you are helping to encourage people to get a
- >Macintosh, and, therefore, are helping to support Apple's evil, litiguous
- >ways.
- >
-
- Oh please......
-
- Apple has lost the UI suit againts uSoft and HP. FSF has won. (sort of) It is
- time to kiss and make-up.
-
- Steve Fuller
- sfuller@tamu.edu
-