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Article #1466Re: Fund raising at the FSF
From: Jurgen Botz
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 22:38
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 22:38
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In article <1993Jan2.221526.18943@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Michael Zeleny) writes: >[...] on the other hand, as a certified misanthrope with no ready >ftp access, I have no way to obtain a copy for nothing. *bzzzt*... wrong! You obviously have /some/ kind of network access, or you couldn't be posting your never-ending stream of misanthropic rhetoric. Given that you apparently have an e-mail address you can obtain GNU software "for nothing" via your friendly Internet e-mail<->FTP gateway. Now, if you claim that that's still not "free" because you have to pay some kind of network access fee, or whatever, I would have to point out that you'd also have to pay for a blank tape, or bus fare, or postage, or whatever to obtain GNU software by /any/ means unless you expect the FSF to pay for a tape, make it for you, and deliver it to your residence at not charge. If /that's/ the definition of "free" you require, good luck in life... -- Jurgen Botz, jbotz@mtholyoke.edu Northampton, MA, USA
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Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,talk.philosophy.misc,alt.usage.english,alt.society.anarchy Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!news.mtholyoke.edu!jbotz From: jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz) Subject: Re: Fund raising at the FSF Message-ID: <C0Auvy.Co4@mtholyoke.edu> Sender: news@mtholyoke.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Mount Holyoke College References: <1993Jan2.043903.18936@husc3.harvard.edu> <C08sBA.Gp8@world.std.com> <1993Jan2.221526.18943@husc3.harvard.edu> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 22:38:22 GMT Lines: 20