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Article #63412Re: Cygnus & the spirit of free software
From: Peter Brewer
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1995 05:04
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1995 05:04
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>The FSF doesn't have a monopoly on naming something GNU software.
>Why is it such a crime that someone is making money via the free
>software market? Or is it just that someone else is doing it?
Okay why name it GNU or associate the FSF? Why not call it foobar
software and thats it? They want the credibility that comes along
with association with GNU/FSF which I believe will eventually
only serve to impugn the reputation and credibility of GNU and FSF.
Besides what difference does it make about what I say? I'm probably
in everyone's kill ring by now. ;>)
-- peter brewer
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The problem with modern technology is not only that it is changing so fast but
because of specialized fields and their associated 'specialty languages'
we don't understand, important decisions are 'made for us'. To maintain our
freedom a way must be found to inform and educate everyone about the rapid
changes, the multi-disciplinary discoveries, and their effect on us.
-- Excerpted from James Burke's 'Connections' series
*The Answer is*: 1968: E-mail, computer conferencing, multiple windows, mice.
"Augmentation of Man's Intellect!!".
"Increasing the capability of man to approach a complex
problem or situation, gain comprehension to suit his
particular needs and derive solutions to problems."
-- Doug Englebart ( '95 Ziff-Davis Distinguished Achievement Award' )
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someone must be reading my .sigs maybe I should
copyright them... ;-)
Whose current evolutionary step is known as the *** INTERNET ****.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,6f6401020632541f X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-02-05 21:04:37 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!umd5.umd.edu!brewer From: brewer@umd5.umd.edu (Peter Brewer) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Cygnus & the spirit of free software Date: 6 Feb 1995 00:04:37 -0500 Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Lines: 37 Sender: daemon@cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Message-ID: <199502060504.AAA13120@hamlet.umd.edu>