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Re: Fund raising at the FSF

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From: Marie Coffin
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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From: mcoffin@IASTATE.EDU (Marie Coffin)
Subject: Re: Fund raising at the FSF
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