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In article <1993Jan2.221526.18943@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Michael Zeleny) writes:

>The way I see it, the use of GNU places me under a legal obligation to
>the FSF; on the other hand, as a certified misanthrope with no ready
>ftp access, I have no way to obtain a copy for nothing.

Two unsupported, unsupportable assertions.  

What legal obligation is placed upon the USER of GNU software?  
Be specific;  I use GNU software every day.  I have yet to pay
any money for it;  it works better than the commercial software 
it replaced, but I don't want to expose myself to unnecessary 
legal hassles.  What am I missing?  Am I a victim of brain-washing?

As for "no way to obtain a copy for nothing":  this assertion 
only demonstrates ignorance and that you haven't been reading.  

It has been repeatedly pointed out that GNU software is available free
of charge to anyone with enough ability and time to learn how to use
the various ftp-by-email services.  This surely includes Mikhail Zeleny.

Do you require that FSF itself set up a free BBS or provide a 
self-service disk duplicator in their office?  Do you require
that GNU software by delivered free of charge by an FSF
representative to your home?  Do you require a free personal 
tutorial, and perhaps the right to bore and/or insult the tutor 
during the lesson?

Is the software not free enough because you personally have not
taken the time to find out how to get it for free, or because
FSF does not include a list of all possible "free" ways to get
the software at the beginning of each price of its price lists? 

Or is ftp-by-email not free enough because you have to pay a
phone bill or own a not-free computer and modem to use it?

Is it not "free" because my grandmother has never heard of it?

As for Mr. Zeleny being a "certified misanthope", I imagine 
that the feeling is mutual.
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