Re: Fund raising at the FSF

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From: mathew
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 15:58

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fgray@cardinal.ncsc.org (Frederick E Gray) writes:
> In <1993Jan5.022956.19008@husc3.harvard.edu>, <zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu> (Mi
> >Nonsense.  What I am saying is that I am not free to use GNU in any way
> >I see fit; more importantly, nor am I free of legal obligation implicit
> >in, and specific to its use.  Consequently, it is not free.  Is this so
> >hard to understand?
>  
> It is ridiculous to claim that a "freedom" must entail no obligations.

True in general.  But in this specific case, it is demonstrably true that
software *can* be free with no obligations.

One Fallacy of Accident shot down.  Next?


mathew

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