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Article #1481Re: Fund raising at the FSF
From: Marie Coffin
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 02:27
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 02:27
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In article <C0B34q.Ax0@news.udel.edu>, johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes: > > You could have saved time by making it clear that what you meant > in repeated assertions about the "use" of GNU software is really > "proprietary use of the source code". Most computer folk employ > the term "use" in the same sense as "user", namely, someone who > "uses" the software tools. Similarly, a driver is more apt to be > thought of as the "user" of a car than is the mechanic. You don't understand, Bill. Zeleny isn't interested in making anything clear. Nor is he interested in saving time. On the contrary, he's interested in wasting as much of it as possible. One can only conclude that being abused by the Usenet population is more enjoyable for him than anything else in his life. Marie Coffin
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Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,talk.philosophy.misc,alt.usage.english,alt.society.anarchy Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!gatech!destroyer!news.iastate.edu!IASTATE.EDU!mcoffin From: mcoffin@IASTATE.EDU (Marie Coffin) Subject: Re: Fund raising at the FSF Message-ID: <1993Jan3.202753@IASTATE.EDU> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Reply-To: mcoffin@IASTATE.EDU (Marie Coffin) Organization: Iowa State University References: <1993Jan2.221526.18943@husc3.harvard.edu> <C0Ap5A.A4v@news.udel.edu> <1993Jan3.170815.18962@husc3.harvard.edu> <C0B34q.Ax0@news.udel.edu> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 02:27:53 GMT Lines: 19