Re: Fund raising at the FSF

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From: Ken Arromdee
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 18:51

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In article <lkodpvINNs9h@cash.cs.utexas.edu> woody@cs.utexas.edu (James Woodgate) writes:
>I don't think FSF should change their name for two reasons:
>  1) It is free, I don't have to pay to get, use, or modify
>     GNU code.  Just because they won't send me all their 
>     work for free, doesn't mean the code isn't free.  Just
>     because I can't change a couple of lines in Emacs and
>     call it "mine" doesn't mean it's not free.

You phrase this as "a couple of lines".  But the virus aspect of the GPL is
not dependent on the number of lines used.  It could just as well be that you
put a few lines from Emacs in your own program, and then it _still_ can't be
called yours.
--
"On the first day after Christmas my truelove served to me...  Leftover Turkey!
On the second day after Christmas my truelove served to me...  Turkey Casserole
    that she made from Leftover Turkey.
[days 3-4 deleted] ...  Flaming Turkey Wings! ...
   -- Pizza Hut commercial (and M*tlu/A*gic bait)

Ken Arromdee (arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu, arromdee@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)

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