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In article <1993Jan12.161116.4263@maths.tcd.ie>, tim@maths.tcd.ie (Timothy Murphy) writes:
>As a humble Mac user,
>I find your boycott most upsetting.
>I'm sure no-one in Apple is losing sleep over it.

The goal of the boycott is to not waste FSF resources supporting a company
with particularly anti-FSF business practices.   The goal is not to cause
Apple grief. 

>And it doesn't affect anyone at FSF,
>as you all have your personal Sparcs under the bed.

I believe FSF had a Mac or two at the time the boycott was imposed.  At any
rate, it's been in effect long enough for substitutions to have been made.

>We -- the great unSunned masses --
>are the only people affected.

Wrong--FSF has been spared the overhead of supporting Mac ports, which would
not exactly be negligable.

>Please try to think of it from our point of view,
>and find some other way to pursue your squabble.

It's not a squabble.  Please don't ask them (us) to compromise their (our)
beliefs for your convenience.  You bought the Mac, implicitly supporting
Apple's business practices--now live with your decision.  Keep the Mac and
forget GNU software or replace the Mac.  The choice is yours.

-- 
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