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Re: ANNOUNCE: GNU TeX 0.80 (beta)

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From: Aaron M. Renn
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 00:00
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Peter Seebach wrote:
> Essentially, the problem is, you can't wait until someone fulfills your goals
> and then say "ah-hah!  That's my goal, therefore, I can put my name on it."

Did you just beam into this planet?  The publicly stated goal of the GNU
project has always been to create a free, Unix compatible operating system. 
I suggest you try reading the GNU manifesto.  Nobody suddenly jumped up with
the goal of writing a free operating system after it became a reality.

-- 
Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com) http://www.urbanophile.com/arenn/
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