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Re: FSF vs Apple -- please think again

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From: Mikhail Zeleny
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:07
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In article <1993Jan12.173830.18153@ornl.gov> de5@ORNL.GOV (Dave Sill)
writes apropos of the boycott of Apple by the FSF, allegedly initiated
in order not to "waste FSF resources supporting a company with
particularly anti-FSF business practices":

>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.

How interesting.  I would like to find out to find the extent to which
the Foundation's pursuit of its beliefs in this matter conflicts with
its tax-exempt status, insofar as it surely contradicts its alleged
charitable ends.  Is there a lawyer in the house?

>-- 
>Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov)                 Computers should work the way beginners
>Martin Marietta Energy Systems           expect them to, and one day they will.
>Workstation Support                                                -- Ted Nelson


cordially,
mikhail zeleny@husc.harvard.edu
"Les beaulx bastisseurs nouveaulx de pierres mortes ne sont escriptz
en mon livre de vie.  Je ne bastis que pierres vives: ce sont hommes."
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From: zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny)
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Subject: Re: FSF vs Apple -- please think again
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Date: 12 Jan 93 21:07:46 GMT
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