Re: Summary: I'm faint! I just saw the price for MPW!

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From: Kent Sandvik
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 03:04

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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! ;-)
> -- 
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> A.J. Gauld				EMail: 	  agauld@gssec.bt.co.uk
> BT, Glasgow Engineering Centre,         Phone:    +44 41 553 2140
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